Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been going on now since 1985. There has been a lot of awareness (about exactly what is debatable) raised over the years as the dark veil of breast cancer has been lifted, but at the same time, has another veil been dropped? Has Breast Cancer Awareness Month, unintentionally or not, …
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How many celebrities can you name who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer? Of course, the latest one who might come to mind is Joan Lunden. There has been lots of buzz of late about her bald magazine cover on People magazine. And then there was the recent hoopla about The Today Show inviting women with …
Ten reasons why breast reconstruction is not a boob job! There are certain topics in Cancer Land that come up time and time again. One of these topics is what you should say or not say to a cancer patient. Generally, I try not to critique too harshly what people say or do not say …
It’s been over a decade since I heard those words, you have cancer. Actually, the words I heard were, you have ‘a’ cancer. I’ve always wondered about that little ‘a’ inserted into the conversation I had on the phone with ‘a’ doctor that spring day. Yes, ‘a’ doctor delivered the news, not ‘my’ doctor; another …
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? One of my favorite poets is Lois Hjelmstad. One of her poems that really speaks to me is featured in a post I shared last April. That poem remains one of my all-time favorites. You’ve gotta read it.