Bernie Siegel advocates being like your pets – enjoying life and living in the moment. Last week I spoke to Bernie Siegel, MD, best-selling author of the classic book, Love, Medicine and Miracles; and most recently, A Book of Miracles—Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude, and Love. Bernie is incredible; he’s a cross between a wise [...]
Yesterday, I had an amazing phone interview with Bernie Siegel, MD, best-selling author and pioneer of body-mind-spirit philosophies. I’ll share the interview next week, but here’s a little tease. I met Bernie years ago when he came to a conference my company was hosting, and I was the PR representative who had the great privilege of [...]
I was just mentioning to my daughter how the days are getting longer. I no longer drive her to school in the dark, and I’ve noticed it’s still light out when my husband comes home from work. Sometimes when we’re in the darkness, it’s hard to remember, that this too will pass and light will [...]
Lately I’ve been visiting a wonderful online forum, www.Inspire.com. It has an advanced breast cancer group, and once in while, I’ll share one of my blog posts and participate in discussions with other members. One discussion really caught my attention: asking people who’ve survived stage IV cancer more than 5 years to share . Lisa Quintana, who [...]
I admit that I’m hesitant to share some of the low points of my cancer experience. After all, this site is called Miracle Survivors! I’m supposed to be this shining example of positivity and vitality! Yeah right … The truth of the matter is, I’m human, and this cancer s*&@! sometimes sucks. It’s unfair to you [...]
Not to scare all of you with the title, but for me, this was indeed a scary day. I was heading out the door, all dressed up and ready to go to a networking function, when I received a call from my doctor at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment. He told me, with [...]
I just finished watching Stephen King’s Bag of Bones on our DVR. I only caught the last half of the movie, but I was struck by the loving relationship between the main character (Pierce Bronson) and a little girl. Someone had just killed her mom, and several people, including her dad, were trying to kill her. What a [...]
As usual, the media is always looking for story “hooks” for the holidays. Holiday stress is one of them. I was watching the TV show, The Doctors, yesterday, and one of their topics was how stress breaks down the body’s immune system. They didn’t mention cancer, but you can connect the dots. We all have [...]
I had a very interesting interview on a Detroit radio station for a program called God 321. I met the host Danny Hutchins at The Pink Fund Crazy Sexy Luncheon of all places! I am grateful to my friend Molly MacDonald, who leads this wonderful organization, for introducing us. I was apprehensive on being on [...]
When I was at my book signing at Cleveland Clinic last month, I met Bryan Sisk, a young medical student who used to work with Dr. Tuohy (who is developing the first preventive breast cancer vaccine there). Bryan told me how he wrote a book, A Lasting Effect: Reflections on Music and Medicine, about his [...]
