How to stay active when you don’t feel your best
When you don’t feel well, it may seem natural to stay curled in bed or parked on the couch while you recover. But what should you do when you don’t feel well for an extended time, such as during cancer treatment? Is it better to rest or to stay active?
MD Anderson senior physical therapist Christin Brehm, DPT, and senior occupational therapist Sandra Beals understand the challenges of staying active during cancer treatment. Both...
Pelvic floor physical therapy: 5 questions answered
Nikki Samms, DPT, knows the region of the body she treats can make people uncomfortable.
As an MD Anderson pelvic floor physical therapist...
Women with anal cancer: What to know about sexual health
Around 5,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with anal cancer each year, which is often treated using radiation therapy.
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Humor, love get non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor through stem cell transplant
They were inseparable for nearly a month, but Kate Arnold definitely felt more hate than love for Sheeba, her “constant companion” -- and IV pole.
“I insisted she have a name,” Kate says, laughing. “I don’t know how I came up with Sheeba. It just seemed fitting.”
While Sheeba was a critical part of Kate’s allogeneic stem cell transplant, she also was Kate’s way of injecting a little humor into the difficult and painful process...
Stem cell transplant gives lymphoma survivor more time with kids
Kate Arnold isn’t entirely sure when her journey with non-Hodgkin lymphoma started.
“I probably was walking around with cancer for...
MS survivor: A stem cell transplant gave me the chance to watch my sons grow
I might be the only MD Anderson patient who never had cancer. Or, at least, that’s how I felt on that winter day in 2008 when I first entered...
Surviving glioblastoma after war
Tate Landin was 23 and training for his first deployment with the U.S. Army when he began to notice his brain tumor symptoms.
“About...
Ewing’s sarcoma doesn’t keep teen from walking life’s road
In many ways, Jacob Ballard is a typical teenager. He likes soccer, is fascinated by robots and enjoys spending time with his friends....
Coping with GVHD after ALCL
I never really thought about life after cancer. I was too busy just dealing with the ways stage IV anaplastic large T cell lymphoma small...
Physical therapist brings songs and dance to cancer patients
Growing up in Jefferson, Texas, Jasia Russell, didn't know anything about physical therapy.
That changed when Russell was 16 and her...