This week marks the beginning of fall, but since I live in Wisconsin changes have actually been happening for weeks already to remind me summer is over. The humidity has left the air, cooler breezes now tell me to close windows, leaves are beginning to bear signs of spectacular changes yet to come and daylight hours …
Cancer
When you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, it is hard to resist the urge to compare your situation to that of others, especially those within your own family. Suddenly you hear stories or learn about other people’s cancer experiences and begin to compare yours to theirs. It’s kind of like when women get together and start sharing their …
September 10 will mark the second live Stand Up 2 Cancer fundraising event on television with all of the major networks and many cable ones as well participating. It is set to air at 7:00 pm central time. This event was launched in 2008 and successfully raised $100 million dollars. Laura Ziskin, one of the …
You have cancer. If you ask any woman on the street what disease she fears most, she will likely say breast cancer not heart disease, diabetes or something else. Wrongly or rightly, breast cancer is probably the disease that conjures up the most fear in a woman and creates feelings of anxiety over body image alterations, illness and …
Welcome to my first blog post! Publishing it was pretty scary. But I did it. I decided to share about my breast cancer experience via a blog. As a writer, I am compelled to write about it. I tell myself every day it’s the reason I got breast cancer – so my writing about it …