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
From: ascopost.com The addition of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab to chemotherapy prior to and following surgery may lead to improved ...
From: optum.com You may have heard that older women don’t need mammograms or can’t do anything about their risk factors ...
Source: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer From: news-medical.net The vast majority of young patients given a low-dose ...
From: breastadvocateapp.com Researchers from Penn State University have developed a groundbreaking nanoparticle that could revolutionize breast cancer treatment. Dubbed the ...
By: Amerigo Allegretto From: auntminnie.com An AI model developed by Duke University researchers can predict five-year breast cancer risk from ...
Words To Inspire You
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. – James 1:22 ...
“The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but ...
“Don’t wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light ...
“It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we’re wrong is courage, not weakness.” – Roy T. Bennett, The ...
“Nothing accentuates facial beauty better than a pure smile.” – Wayne Chirisa ...
Dealing with Medical Industry Issues
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 ...
When one finds themself in the middle of a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment with chemotherapy, radiation and other therapies, ...
I read an article that addresses the importance of pain control in breast cancer treatment. This should be a topic ...