I was recently asked by Liz Flaherty, blogger at “Window Over the Sink.” to write a guest post sharing my thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink ribbons, and such. Of course, I said yes. To make sure you see and read it, I’ve reblogged it here — something I’ve never done before. Follow the …
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Since it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month again (yawn), it seems like a good time to talk about advocacy in general. Any type of serious illness or other trauma can make a person want to “do” something with the experience. This comes from a feeling of wanting to help others who are, or will be, facing …
Does it seem like we just started 2022? Or perhaps for you, 2022 was one of the longest years ever and you can’t wait to see it come to an end. Perspective depends on what you and I have going on in our lives, right? Regardless, here we are wrapping up 2022, which for most …
I’m pleased to share the next #MetsMonday featured post. This one comes to you from Mary Gooze, the woman behind the blog titled, “7777+ Days”. Mary was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. She learned it had metastasized to her bones in 2014. Mary does amazing things through her unique advocacy work. (I’m in awe. …
Are you feeling confused by the recently implemented updates to the breast cancer staging system? Did you even know changes have been made? I only learned about the changes late last year, and I have been trying to figure out what the changes mean. This post is my attempt to share some of what I …