October 13th each year is designated as National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. One day. One day out of 31. Breast Cancer Awareness Month dedicates one measly day to the only kind of breast cancer that kills, the metastatic kind. This is just one more thing Breast Cancer Awareness Month has turned inside out.
Awareness
It’s that time of year again (Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in case there’s one chance in a gazillion you do not know) and I am wondering exactly how you are feeling about it this year. Do you plan to get extra ‘loud’? Do you plan to hide? Do you plan to deck yourself out in …
When the life of a dear pet nears its end, you often hear it said that you will know when it’s time. You will know when it’s time to do the right thing. You will know when it’s time to let them go. You will know when it’s time to euthanize. I’m not so sure …
In a recent newsletter, I invited subscribers to send me photos of their special non-human cancer companions. My dogs Elsie and Sophie have been such special eye witnesses and secret keepers for me, and I thought what a great chance for us all to share about these wonderful creatures who are part of our lives …
Do you ever wonder if what you do matters? Do you ever wonder if your voice is ever really heard? Who doesn’t, right? Sometimes I wonder about these things too. Sometimes I wonder if my little old blog makes any difference at all – I mean a real difference. Or am I mostly just preaching …