Flowers – and love – do have power.
It’s in the teens here on this gloomy, winter day. What better time to think about spring with all it’s beautiful, fragrant flowers?
Miracle Survivor, Susan Farmer, was facing an extremely gloomy period of her life in 2001 when she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. Debilitated from treatments [...]
The other day we received LiveStrong Magazine in the mail. It was their first issue, and they had a great article about Kris Carr, the Crazy Sexy Cancer author whom I’ve mentioned in past posts.
They included a wonderful quote/tip from her book: ”Nobody can predict the future; don’t be gunned down by what you hear. [...]
It’s been an interesting couple of days. Yesterday I met with Dr. Gary Huber who has guest posted on my blog (www.healthyalterego.com). It was a real eye opener.
Here I was, all proud of myself for not eating sugar. Now I learn the rice crackers and even Ezekial bread I’m eating are converting to sugar in my [...]
I went in for lab work this week at my oncologist’s office and had my dreaded weigh-in. We just returned from my cousin’s son’s Bar Mitzvah, so I knew it wouldn’t be pretty. Sure enough, my weight was up.
Actually, my weight has been slowly creeping up all year. I’ve justified it with eating healthy food – no sugar, [...]
As some of you may have noticed, I’m not posting as frequently. I’ve been out of town a lot and now I’m on deadline to get my manuscript finished for my book, From Incurable to Incredible: Cancer Survivors Who Beat the Odds.
The good news is that I’m going to have more Miracle Survivor stories to share [...]
OK, now that I have your attention, I want to admit that I’m kind of a prude when it comes to sex. It’s not something I talk about, and it certainly has not been top of mind these days as a person living with cancer. And that’s the problem; I think survivors spend so much [...]
I am happy to report that my PET scan results showed my treatment is working! I didn’t realize how nervous I was about them until my eyes started filling with tears upon the news. I was flooded with gratitude and sense of major relief.
Yesterday I was talking on the phone with a close friend when my [...]
As I was catching up on my newspapers, I came across an interesting article about a study at The Ohio State University on the Amish and cancer. Not surprisingly, they found the Amish have a lower incidence of cancer than the rest of us.
Part of the reason is that they grow and raise their own [...]
I’m back home from the Annie Appleseed conference and, as promised, I will share what I learned. There is way too much for me to share on a post or even multiple posts, but I’ll do my best to boil down the highlights as I saw them.
The best part of the conference? The fabulous people [...]
Day one of the conference and I feel like I’ve been thrown into an honors biology class by mistake and am totally lost. There is so much information and many of the presenters seem to pack everything into a short time with lots of scientific lingo. I just assume that everyone here knows a lot [...]
Well my friend Ashlie and I finally made it to West Palm Beach for the Annie Appleseed Conference. I was wondering if we’d ever get here, given the five-hour delay with our flight. Snow closed Chrissy’s school, as well as most in the city. It was sunny and in the sixties when we arrived, but [...]
It’s freezing here, so I’m really looking forward to spending a few days in Florida for the Annie Appleseed Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference. I’m eager to learn more about ways I can empower myself and others to live a long and healthy life. A big thanks to my support group, Pink Ribbon Girls, for [...]
Happy 2010! I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s holiday. Mike and I rang in the new year by attending the wedding of a friend and fellow Pink Ribbon Girl (my support group for young breast cancer survivors). It was especially poignant seeing this beautiful, young woman marry the man of her dreams and experience happiness after all of her [...]
