Latest Let Life Happen Blogs
Regrets After a Cancer Diagnosis
I was thinking about a discussion today that included a question to a terminally ill cancer patient regarding any regrets ...
The Past and Future Collide After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
I recently started to think about my growing up in a time and a place that holds such a special ...
My Message of Easter for the Breast Cancer Community
I always believed that there were two topics that I would never discuss and they are religion and politics. But ...
Stress and a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
It is my belief that the two major components of unhappiness and ill health are the lack of enough sleep ...
A Reassessment After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
When I started to write this blog, I requested that it be set up to reflect a classification of “Categories” ...
Breast Cancer Surgeries and Treatments With the Addition of Therapy Dogs
Recently I saw a something showing a child in a hospital bed where someone comes into the room to give ...
It’s All About Hope for the Breast Cancer Survivor
Each day I spend a lot of my time researching what is going on in the world of breast cancer ...
What Would Motivate One to Action After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
I decided to address the subject of “motivation” in this blog which is not an easy thing to do. I ...
News and stories selected by Barbara
By: Diane Mapes From: fredhutch.org Fred Hutch’s health services researcher Joe Unger, PhD, MS, working with the American Society of ...
By: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center From: medicalxpress.com Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
By: Erin Dahlstrom, Ph.D From: mdanderson.org PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted therapy commonly used to treat breast cancer ...
By: University of Colorado Cancer Center From: cancerhealth.com University of Colorado cancer researchers explore ways to overcome resistance to a ...
By: Ashling Wahner From: onclive.com The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to utidelone injectable (UTD1) as a potential therapeutic ...
Words To Inspire You
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives ...
“Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in ...
“Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget who you are.” – Roy T. Bennett ...
“You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Hear ...
“Gratitude builds a bridge to abundance.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart ...
Dealing with Medical Industry Issues
For anyone facing a mastectomy, one of the main issues to be decided is whether to undergo reconstruction. In my ...
I always believed that if we led a life that was disciplined, we would not get breast cancer. It’s like ...
I will never forget a comment on one of my blogs from a woman from South Africa that really took ...
You have been diagnosed with breast cancer and you are in a state of shock and fearful with regard to ...
Mostly everything I’ve read about dealing with breast cancer contains the suggestion of keeping a journal. I personally balked at ...