Explore personal stories, milestones, and reflections from diagnosis to survivorship in one woman’s unforgettable breast cancer journey.
Currently, we can’t laugh about politics. The squirrels wouldn’t find this endorsement a laughing matter. Okay, maybe we’ll let this one slide. The dog is pretty darn cute. But suffering? That’s even more off-limits to joke about than politics. It’s not funny or cute. We don’t advertise our “complaints” on yard signs—I vote for suffering—and… Continue reading Humoring Cancer – The Healing Power of Laughter
It’s the last day of breast cancer awareness month, and if my OBGYN, who found my lump two years ago, hadn’t said this month made him think of me, would I have even cared? Honestly? No. So many bad things are happening worldwide, from wars to mass panic–no one can add cancer awareness to the… Continue reading What’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month About, Really? Now “Gimme Some Candy”
Last week was Memorial Day–when we honor those who lost their lives in battle, but I can’t shake the image of a veteran on the side of the busy road with the box in front of him, looking just as lost and swallowed up by life. I was late and had somewhere to go. Plus,… Continue reading Don’t Let Memorial Day Pass You By
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