Posts by Paola Palmieri
Neuroendocrine CancerPaola Palmieri is 40-year old mother of two young boys (five and eight years old) who was diagnosed with incurable stage 4 neuroendocrine cancer at the age of 37. Paola lives in Miami Beach with her family. She works in education as an academic program manager for a language school. She has also been teaching languages for over ten years and is very passionate about learning, writing, and traveling. She loves yoga, salsa dancing, the beach, and nature in general. Paola has adopted a plant based diet and holistic approach to her healing in her cancer journey that along with her conventional treatment has greatly helped her cope and thrive with this disease.
by Paola Palmieri
December 16, 2020
Fuck you for making me hear one of the most painful news one can bear: “You have incurable cancer”. Fuck you for making me go through the whole painstaking process of dealing with this condition, from denial to grieve to acceptance, and the dreadful memories that come along with it.
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by Paola Palmieri
November 9, 2020
I decided that June 1st is my cancerversary. Technically it is, give and take a few days. I was diagnosed one year ago. Something about the first that connotes a fresh start, a new beginning, a new chapter. I guess having a cancer diagnosis is exactly that one way or another.
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