After Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer, My World is Flat, Colorless

By Lisa Iovino-Lewis

Los Angeles County, CA
Guest Blogger

Although I seem vibrant, my entire life has changed because of chemo brain.  Three years ago, just before my 47th birthday, I was diagnosed with stage 3B ductal breast cancer. While going through 6 rounds of TAC (taxotere, adriamycin and cyclophosphamide) protocol, my brain took a journey I was not expecting.

How Do You Learn?

By

Idelle Davidson

I have always been interested in how the brain works, not just in adults but in kids too.  So some years back when a national magazine asked me to write a piece on the best ways for children to learn, I couldn't wait to dig in and interview the experts.

INFORMATION PROCESSING: How Chemotherapy Changes the Way You Think, Part 3

by

Idelle Davidson

In the introduction of Your Brain After Chemo, I tell the story of one of my friends, "Linda," who was in a support group with me at the Wellness Community.  Earlier in the week she had tried to get to the market only to find herself tangled in frustration.