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 [...]
Whew! I’m finally coming up for air after being out of town, then a solid week of editing my book.
I am still coming down from the excitement of attending the Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer conference. As a Pink Ribbon Girls scholarship recipient – and new board member – I have the task of [...]
I had my PET scan yesterday and, PR person that I am, I told the technician about this blog so she could pass it along to patients. At least I’m not in there tweeting, “Lying here getting my PET scan …” LOL!
Anyway, I digress. She actually looked up the blog while I was getting the [...]
Tomorrow I get a PET scan, which I have every three months. It is with gratitude that I’m able to say I no longer eat myself up with anxiety over it. I am choosing to look at it as a blessing that my oncologist is watching me closely. So far, I’ve had three clear scans [...]
