Laura Yeager

Mental Health Writer at Psych Central

Cancer Writer at CURE Magazine

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What Breast Cancer Taught Me About Saying Yes to the Picture

4 days ago | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

It was 1997. I was 34 and 140 pounds. I would be getting married in a few months, and we were interviewing photographers. We found one in the classified section of a local newspaper. His name was Lew. I remember he came to my mother’s house, where I was living. The one thing I remember about him is that he had puffy hair. Turns out, he was also a hairdresser. He owned a salon in Akron.
The Unnamed Nurse who Saved My Life During Breast Cancer

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Laura Yeager

I’ve worked with numerous doctors and nurses throughout my cancer years (2011 to present), they have all been reliable, helpful and kind. However, one nurse stands out as being extraordinary. Since it was Nurse Appreciation Week, I’d like to honor this woman, whose name I don’t even know. After I had a double mastectomy, my incisions got infected, and I became very ill. I remember the night I went to the emergency room for this issue. I was standing in my bathroom, looking at my chest in the mirror.
A Fellow Cancer Survivor Gives Me a Useful Message

2 months ago | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

I ran into a fellow cancer survivor at the bagel store. It was a joy to see Colleen. She’d made it through three bouts of cancer, and I’d made it through two. She asked me how I was feeling, and I told her “I’m doing well.”She replied, “One day at a time.” This is a phrase that I could hear over and over. I have to admit that I don’t always adhere to this philosophy, but I should. One day at a time. After all, isn’t that enough? We agreed that we would start walking in the neighborhood.
Sometimes, Distractions Help During Breast Cancer

2 months ago | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

I had my yearly mammogram on Wednesday. Mammograms had become extra important to me because I’d had two bouts of breast cancer, the first in 2011 and the second in 2016. I had all my treatments (mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation) at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center. It was Friday, two days after my screening, and I got an email that my results were in my online medical chart. This triggered some anxiety in me. What if the cancer had returned? I was experiencing classic scanxiety.
My brother set me up with his coworker. I knew from our first date we were getting married.

2 months ago | businessinsider.com | Conz Preti |Laura Yeager |Henry Blodget

The author and her husband met thanks to her brother. Courtesy of the author 2025-04-06T21:12:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . My brother set me up with one of his coworkers. When I came back from the date, I woke up my mom and told her I had just met my husband.
The Miniature Zen Garden: A Useful Tool for Those Dealing with Cancer

2 months ago | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

Spring is the time to get outside and dig around in the earth to clean up the yard or to enhance your garden with new plantings. I’m not a gardener, but I did purchase a mini-Zen garden the other day. I have an upcoming mammogram, and I’m a little more nervous than usual. I bought the Zen garden to help me deal with nervous energy. Truth be told, the Zen garden is an experiment to see how using it will improve my day-to-day life as a cancer survivor. What is a Zen garden?
Life Goes On, Even With Breast Cancer

Mar 28, 2025 | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

Cancer can stimulate fellow feeling. As a cancer veteran, I'm witnessing some beautiful things going on in the lives of people I know with cancer. And I'm learning that life does go on despite an often-wicked diagnosis. For instance, Jean, a friend of mine, has stage 4 thyroid cancer, but thank God the cancer isn't getting any worse. At least that's what her frequent scans say. Even though she has this cancer diagnosis hanging over her head, she doesn't let it keep her from living her life.
A Heaven-Sent Sign About My Brother’s Lymphoma

Mar 20, 2025 | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

Things were going well. I’d just read my students’ midterm papers, and they were excellent – all As and Bs. My son was going to start college in two weeks. I was on spring break (ahh, time off). And I’d just found out that my brother’s lymphoma was slow-moving. I was on my way to pick up egg rolls for my mom and Mike, my brother. As I was driving to the Thai restaurant, Sirius radio started playing. I didn’t have a subscription to it, but they were giving me a free sample.
Breast Cancer And Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers

Mar 4, 2025 | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

Sometimes having cancer causes us to reach out to anyone who will listen. The first time I had breast cancer; I was a little lonely. I was working only two days a week as a writing teacher. My son was in school, and my husband was at work. I remember it was the dead of summer, and I just couldn’t stay in the house. It was a hot Ohio day, and I was restless, nervous about the cancer, about everything. I ventured out to our deserted cul-de-sac.
The Cancer Christmas Photo

Dec 9, 2024 | curetoday.com | Laura Yeager

In the year of my first breast cancer, we wanted to have a commemorative photo done. It surely was a time to remember. We rarely write newsy Christmas letters during the holidays. I have a habit of simply buying Christmas cards and signing our names on them. I admire folks who compose long family stories, espousing a successful year of fun trips and great accomplishments such as graduations, births and new abodes. The reason I avoid these is because I don’t have the time, and I don’t like to brag.