The Spirit of the Holiday Season

It’s hard to believe that it is just 2 ½ weeks until Christmas.  Holiday parties and celebrations of the season are underway and everywhere you look, the decorations are up and the shopping is in full swing.  And it seems that even the weather is contributing with beautiful snowy scenes that normally are seen only [...]

Stop Making Cancer Patients Feel Guilty

The three words that no person ever wants to hear is “You Have Cancer”.  Your life is changed forever.  You wonder “Why Me” and how did I get cancer.  And then it starts.  It’s bad enough that you have to endure what you are going to do in order to treat the cancer situations but [...]

Thanksgiving Day Gratitude

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner already.  I always look forward to it because it is my favorite holiday of the year.  I do have a whole set of rituals that include preparing a traditional dinner while watching the parades and the football games and inaugurating the Christmas season by [...]

Grit2Glory – No Retreat No Reserves No Regrets

Recently, I was fortunate enough to discover a most interesting and unique website that was created by a very special individual named John Brydon.  John has a very special inspiration for the work that he is doing and an awesome way of carrying out his plan, as you will read in this summary: “The inspiration [...]

BREASTation Presents A Breast Nipple Reconstruction

One of the most important decisions that a woman will face after a mastectomy is whether to have a breast reconstruction.  What has made this decision even more difficult is not knowing what to expect.  Recent statistics that I have seen indicate that 89% of women who are deciding on reconstruction want to know more [...]

Hope For The Future – After The Pink Ribbon

With the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the pink ribbons are being put away for another year and the fund-raising campaigns are winding down.  So many have contributed in so many ways to raise awareness and to provide funding for future research, education and assistance to those who are now dealing with or will [...]

Scarring After Breast Cancer Surgery

With all of the issues associated with breast cancer surgery, one that does not receive much attention, if any at all, is the scars after breast cancer surgery.  At the time of decision-making before surgery, most of us focus on what needs to be done in order to remove the cancer and selecting a course [...]

What Is BRA Day?

This week, on October 16th, we celebrate the 1st anniversary of BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day.  This day was created to focus on the fact that 7 of 10 women who have a mastectomy are never apprised of their options for reconstruction.  While some may choose not to have reconstruction, no one should have to [...]

I Knew Her Long Before We Shared That First Hug

Every once in awhile we are fortunate enough to meet someone who changes our life forever. We don’t know when that will happen or who it will be. Such is the case for someone with whom I connected on Facebook more than 5 years ago. At that time, our initial attraction was that we are [...]

Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine Debuts Their BCW Bloggers

I recently received notification from Beverly Vote, Publisher, the Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, that in the Fall issue of the magazine, they would be debuting their 10 BCW Bloggers in a double page spread, sharing not only their pictures and bios, but also inviting them to post a blog on the Breast Cancer Wellness website. [...]

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