Mike and I went to my oncologists today to talk with him about my scan results and our surgery consultation. The good news is that it seems the Aromasin is holding everything at bay. Nothing grew, and the PET scan showed no cancer activity in the spots there.
But my doc seemed surprised the surgeon recommended [...]
I want to sincerely thank everyone who attended the book signing. It was a wonderful evening that surpassed my expectations.
The party included so many people who have supported us along the way and several people who came because they saw me on TV. My husband Mike, of course, was my biggest assistance. As usual, he [...]
It’s been a busy week with planning the book signing party, media appearances and speaking engagements. Yesterday we visited with a liver surgeon in Louisville upon the advice of Nancy Hamm, a miracle survivor who is in From Incurable to Incredible. Rather than having to repeat all of it, here is what my husband Mike [...]
I just returned from my interview on Cincinnati’s Channel 19. I found that the most stressful thing was not being on TV, but trying to find the place! I am extremely fortunate to have a husband Mike, a talented public relations professional who has landed me much of my publicity. He has been so supportive every step [...]
I haven’t posted in a while, not just because I’ve been on vacation, but because we were in such a remote location, we had very spotty Internet access. Our Utah vacation has been full of surprises. I knew it was going to be pretty, but had no idea there was such diversity of beauty.
After leaving [...]
I’ve enjoyed making new Facebook friends as a result of my “dog and pony show” for From Incurable to Incredible. Here’s a comment I received the other day from another incredible survivor, Kristin Shrader (who be-friended me after hearing my WLW interview):
I was diagonosed with breast cancer in Nov. 2005. I’ve been fighting ever since. On [...]
Yesterday I had my first radio interview as a guest of the Bill Cunningham show on 700-WLW. I’d have to say I was a bit apprehensive being the guest of a conservative talk radio host, but my experience couldn’t have been nicer.
I try to keep politics out of the equation here, but let’s just say [...]
Things have been busy coming back from vacation, so I’ll keep this short and sweet. I was feeling scattered and stressed this morning thinking of all I need to do, but am in a much better place now. One thing that helped was a call from from fabulous husband Mike, a fellow public relations pro [...]
Hello from beautiful Rice Lake in Ontario, Canada! There is a beautiful breeze blowing right now. Chrissy is sitting at the table beside me on our deck and Mike is snoozing away on our dock after getting up at 5 a.m. to go fishing, taking a long, hilly walk with me, and going kayaking.
If you are [...]
Do you live near or in the Cincinnati area? If so, you’re invited to attend our Book Signing Bash on Saturday, July 31! The party begins at 7 p.m. at the Sycamore Senior Center, 4455 Carver Woods Drive; Blue Ash, OH 45242.
To RSVP, go to this link to our Evite.
Hi all; sorry for all this promotional banter, but as you can imagine, I’m excited about getting From Incurable to Incredible out to the general public.
I’ve had a couple of messages from people telling me that they are having trouble ordering the book at the link I provided: https://www.createspace.com/3435593. Like Amazon and other sites, Create [...]
It was almost two years to the date that I received an “inner nudge” to write a collection of stories of cancer survivors who, despite a grim prognosis, beat the odds. Well finally my “baby” is born! I came home today to this shiny proof copy. I approved it and now it’s released for the [...]
I was listening to a segment about breast cancer vaccines on NPR’s Science Friday on the way home from my massage today (ah yes, we’ll talk about that next week!)
Lead researcher, immunologist Vincent Tuohy from Cleveland Clinic, excitedly described his study, in which they injected a vaccine with the antigen alpha-lactalbumin into mice who were genetically predisposed [...]
Sorry everyone; I know I promised I’d announce the winner of a signed copy of From Incurable to Incredible yesterday. Well, as they say, better late than never.
Just so you know, the process of drawing names is very scientific. My daughter wrote the names down, cut them out and mix them up in my handy dandy Susan [...]
I’ve been itching to get From Incurable to Incredible to press. But every time I’d review it, it seemed I found more thing to edit.
Well, yesterday I finally approved the final proof. My goal is to have books in hand by June 12, when I’ll be speaking at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life [...]
I’ve had several people ask when and how they can purchase From Incurable to Incredible when it is released next month.
At first, it will only be available online through the Create Space and Amazon Web sites. Once the book is complete, I will include a link on this blog to the sites, so you can purchase it [...]
Hope you all had a great Mother’s Day. I had a wonderful time visiting with my in-laws and getting big, warm hugs from my 11-year-old daughter Chrissy.
As I write, the final (hopefully) proof of From Incurable to Incredible is cranking out from my printer. We’re going to make sure they made all of our changes [...]
As I mentioned before, I am looking through the final proof of From Incurable to Incredible. It’s amazing how many mistakes we are catching! Its par for the course when editing that you can find things after you haven’t looked at copy for a while. Then you can look at it with a fresh eye.
A week [...]
I’ll make this quick because I am in the midst of proofing the final layout of From Incurable to Incredible. The sooner I get this done, the sooner I can get it out to all of you who have expressed interest in reading it.
Speaking of the book, I wanted to thank everyone for their lovely [...]
First of all, I wanted to thank everyone who left such lovely, encouraging comments on yesterday’s post. I feel so blessed to have so many supportive people around me. I started this blog to help others; little did I know how much it would help me!
With my doctor visits out of the way, I am ready [...]
