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Four ways of helping cancer survivors deal with anxiety and depression.

BY Ryan Hamner

PUBLISHED June 27, 2018

Ryan Hamner is a four-time survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma, a musician and a writer. In 2011, he wrote and recorded, "Where Hope Lives" for the American Cancer Society and the song for survivors, "Survivors Survive" used in 2015 for #WorldCancerDay. Currently, he operates his website for those affected by cancer, 2surviveonline.com and drinks a ridiculous amount of coffee per day.

Sometimes the struggle that comes with cancer can give you the blues, even years after cancer. Anyone who has been affected by cancer, caretakers included, know about the emotional roller coaster and exhaustion that comes with the territory. It can really suck. Sometimes it's like you have been struggling for so long that you've forgotten what happiness is like, and that's a horrible feeling.

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