Cancer Recovery Archives - Kathryn Graves Yoder

Opening Up Old Memories — Nugget Newspaper

by Kathryn Yoder | Oct 16, 2018 | Cancer Recovery

10/10/2018 8:17:00 AM Opening up old memories + click to enlarge By Katy Yoder It’s hard to believe that December will be my first anniversary of leaving Sisters Folk Festival and starting my career as a full-time writer. I’ve been asked many times,...

Following my Dreams… Finally!

by Kathryn Yoder | Jun 13, 2018 | Cancer Recovery

First Published in The Nugget By Jim Cornelius June 12, 2018 The people behind The Nugget… Katy Yoder Katy Yoder has always been a writer. Now The Nugget freelancer is committed to making writing her life and career. “That’s always been my outlet and...

Cancer and Parenting

by Kathryn Yoder | Apr 11, 2018 | Cancer Recovery

I don’t remember calling my daughter in Montana and telling her I had breast cancer. Just thinking about it makes me feel sorry for anyone who has to do it. Having to talk to her about it helped me decide how I was going to handle my illness. I had to be strong for her and behave as if I would survive. But deep down, the shock of hearing those words, “You have cancer,” still translated to, “you’re going to die.” It would take time to shift my mental state and begin to truly believe it wasn’t my time to go.