<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Cancer Survivors on Their Journey to Wellness]]></description><link>https://www.risesurvivors.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 10:22:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.risesurvivors.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Prevent and Manage Radiation Side-Effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I detail out how I prevented side effects from radiation I have to make one thing clear: I am a skin care expert and snob. I held an esthetic license and spent twenty years working in medical aesthetics, so how could I not be?  And in full disclosure, the majority of the products I used to prevent side effects are from a company called Avene, a company that I worked for nearly six years.  I used to recommend these products to patients when I was in practice as an esthetician. I have...]]></description><link>https://www.risesurvivors.com/post/prevent-and-manage-radiation-side-effects</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e0354ce2b5b4a4d6d98a9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:33:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd64af_e5becc5553ab4b42a182006cf27b8d7a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meredith Foster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homemade Chewy Granola Without Nuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Added 3.2026]]></description><link>https://www.risesurvivors.com/post/homemade-chewy-granola-without-nuts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9e5f548ed77c7782433d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:22:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd64af_75193607bcab473c9fbf94ceba797df2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meredith Foster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Keep on Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name of my business, RISE, is a reflection of a mantra I heard during a meditation session early in my diagnosis. Somewhere in the fuzzy days between the discovery of a malignant tumor in my rectum to my first rounds of CT and MRI imaging, I sat down with a meditation app to help keep my mind from running into a wild abyss. I don't remember many details from those days, but I do remember being struck by four simple words the narrator spoke during that one meditation session: face...]]></description><link>https://www.risesurvivors.com/post/i-keep-on-rising</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69936c467e0fff329611fb76</guid><category><![CDATA[About Me]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd64af_d6a824d55dc04df8ac9058774656b78d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meredith Foster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiation]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first day of radiation was August 24, 2022. That morning, I bravely got up, took a shower, did full hair and makeup and anxiously went to the bathroom to take my very first dose of 3, capecitabine pills. Ever since childhood, I have had an extreme fear of vomiting. I am afraid of feeling sick and throwing up. I am also terrified of other people being sick. The capecitabine pills made me so nervous as I knew that nausea and vomiting could be a side effect, I just didn’t know if it would be...]]></description><link>https://www.risesurvivors.com/post/radiation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69681f10a1adeb16968df008</guid><category><![CDATA[Radiation Treatments]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd64af_f5e0087922204e1fbaf2dbf4230d9132~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Meredith Foster</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>