Sometimes blogging feels like the proverbial “tree in the forest.” If it falls and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Some days I get comments; other days I don’t. Perhaps that’s why I obsessively check Google Analytics to see how many visitors I have.
A really neat thing happened yesterday [...]
I just received a very nice message from a cancer researcher in NYC about my post about statistics I feel good to find another person in the medical field, who like my oncologist I see, believes statistics aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.
This is another example of people or comments coming into my life [...]
I’m excited to announce my first guest blog post! I have been incorporating green tea into my diet to fight cancer. So I asked Dr. Gary Huber, president of the LaValle Metabolic Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, to share his expertise on the topic:
Wow, talk about your unfair trade practices! Asia brought us green tea, and [...]
Spoiler alert: deep stuff ahead! I share my blog posts on Facebook and often get some interesting comments from them. My friend Terry, who goes to my church, sent me this yesterday:
I have really been enjoying reading your blog, even though I don’t have cancer issues. I am wondering about something and would like your [...]
I have been blessed by many serendipitous events in my life, especially since my cancer diagnosis. Meeting Nevine yesterday was one of them.
Wednesdays I go to the Wellness Community to a class called Healthy Steps. I think I’ve talked about the instructor Sally, who shares my belief in positive, healing energy and the law of attraction. [...]
Last night my husband, daughter and I watched the documentary, Crazy, Sexy Cancer by fabulous survivor Kris Carr. I read her book last year and was inspired by her wit, perseverance and spirit. In 2003, Kris was diagnosed with a very rare cancer, which manifested about 23 spots on her liver. Today her cancer is [...]
I want to clarify some things from yesterday’s post about the Type C personality. I try to keep my posts short – hey you’re all busy – so sometimes I don’t get to explore things as thoroughly as I’d like. Dr. Hall, who led the seminar I spoke about, emphasized healthy individuals have aspects of [...]
I had my second chemo session yesterday and had a chance to ask questions about my scans and treatments. Last week, Mike and I were in total shock and unprepared. I feel better now that I have more information and am hopeful about new developments in breast cancer treatment that I’ve researched.
OK, so you’re wondering [...]
There is a crude saying, “Opinions are like a#!holes. Everyone has one and it stinks.” Well, I don’t think that holds true for getting second or third or even fourth medical opinions.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am going to a nearby city to see one of the leading breast cancer oncologists in [...]
It’s the first day of breast cancer awareness month and everything is pink. A week or so ago, I was in a cynical mood and started complaining about how marketers have capitalized on the pink ribbon to boost their sales.
I’ve had a change of heart and a dose of humility now that I am in [...]
I was proud and happy to see that Nancy Hamm, one of the incredible survivors I have interviewed, was on the popular TV show The Doctors today. They were talking about a cutting-edge radiation therapy that erradicated her liver cancer after doctors told her she had little more than seven months to live. You can [...]
I just returned from the oncologist who reported my scan results. My bone scan was clear, but the PET scan showed some of the pesky spots came back in my armpit and one on my liver. He said on a scale of 1 – 100, the amount of cancer was a five, and he feels confident that we will again knock this [...]
