This time of year is always one of reflection to me. My husband Mike and I took a nice long walk this weekend and discussed what an amazing year 2011 was for us. Molly MacDonald, founder of the Pink Fund that provides financial aid to Michigan residents undergoing treatment, asked me to blog about it for [...]
Wow! In a word that’s how I’d describe the past weekend’s Kids II Bright Starts Pink Power Mom 5th anniversary weekend in Atlanta. Each year Bright Starts celebrates eight mothers who have battled breast cancer and dedicated themselves to helping others in the struggle. They have honored and supported a total of 40 moms, all of whom [...]
I haven’t had a chance to post in a while with all my travels. I’ve had an exciting week so far. On Saturday, my husband and I traveled to Detroit to attend The Pink Fund luncheon/fundraiser featuring Kris Carr, best-selling author of Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor and Crazy Sexy Diet. I was [...]
With October approaching, I’ve been thinking about what breast cancer organization to support. There are so many! I’ve become disillusioned with Komen, given their questionable marketing relationships and relatively low percentage of funds going to research. I wanted to find an organization that is aggressive about finding a cure. I recently had the opportunity to [...]
It’s been a little over a year since I released my book, From Incurable to Incredible. Today, I’m going to be on a radio talk show (1 p.m., Bill Cunningham, WLW-700 for you local folks) to discuss what my year has brought. I was on the show last summer, and he asked me to come [...]
It’s Friday the 13th; the perfect day to share some good news with you: From Incurable to Incredible has been named an Award-Winning Finalist in the “Health: Cancer” category of the 2011 International Book Awards. More than 1200 entrants representing mainstream and independent publishers from 26 countries participated in this year’s program. From them, over 300 [...]
I’ve been in public relations all of my career. My job has always been to promote my employer. Now my employer is me. Sometimes it feels awkward publicizing From Incurable to Incredible; like somehow I’m “tooting my own horn.” Then I step back and realize it’s not about me; it’s about the message … and the [...]
When I married my husband, I was getting more than a wonderful guy; I received the bonus of his warm, caring family and friends. I love going to visit Mike’s folks in the town of St. Marys, Ohio. Coming from the city, I have always admired how the whole town seems to know each other and pulls [...]
A friend shared a beautiful story on Facebook today about an elderly couple in Canada who won more than $11 million in the lottery and gave every penny of it away. Ironically the couple’s name is Large, but they don’t live that way. The kicker is that Violet Large has cancer and just finished chemo. You’d [...]
Magical, awe-inspiring, humbling … how can I describe the most perfect four days? Somehow words don’t cut it to tell you how much this past weekend in Atlanta has enriched my life. It was more than being treated like royalty, and believe me, we were. There were limo rides to the airport, showers of gifts, [...]
