This week dear hubby and I are off doing some ocean gazing. Okay, technically, it’s gulf or sea gazing, but that qualifies. This is no small deal when you live in Wisconsin, smack-dab in the center of the country where ocean gazing can only be done in our dreams or while watching a movie or …
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The other day I read a piece by fellow blogger, Lori Marx-Rubiner called, “When a Patient Chooses a Different Path.” It’s an excellent piece of writing and I recommend that you read it if you haven’t. By the way, Lori also happens to be the new president of METAvivor Research and Support, an organization I …
How do you react when you first learn about horrific events in the news such as this week’s bomb attacks at the finish line of the Boston Marathon? Do you find yourself retreating? Or do you find the opposite to be true and immediately turn to social media or others for additional information or support?
For the next two weeks or so many minds, TV sets and computers will be tuned into the 2012 Summer Olympic Games taking place this time around in London. We’ll watch highly-trained athletes compete in too many events to keep track of. Some dreams will be realized; many more will not be, at least not …
Today I am veering off the topic of all things breast cancer and delving into the subject of the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. I decided to do so because as an educator, mother, cancer survivor and human being I have been greatly disturbed by the story that has unfolded there in recent days. Some issues …