I know this may seem like a simple question for many of you, but I’m realizing that many people don’t understand what it means when you have metastatic cancer. One friend (who I’ve known for years and heard me talk about cancer pretty extensively) didn’t realize I have been on treatment almost continuously for four [...]
This has been a tough year when it comes to loss. I just found out today that yet another wonderful friend, Cyndi Wenck, passed away from breast cancer. In September, I lost another dear friend Ashley. In July, Evan Mattingly (who was featured in my book) died. In December, it was my close friend Nevine. And [...]
Today I read an interesting post by a fellow blogger about the realities of breast cancer. She received a lot of praise for her well-written post about the grim realities of this disease — side effects, fears, people dying. One of the cancer bloggers she mentioned who lost their lives this year was my dear friend Ashley [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my meeting three amazing women in my area who are featured in The Scar Project. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning photo exhibit by fashion photographer David Jay is designed to raise awareness of early-onset breast cancer and raise funds for breast cancer research/outreach programs. I was awed when I saw [...]
I had some interesting comments from my last post about seeing blessings cancer has brought to my life. Then I read a fellow blogger’s post about the downside of being pressured to be positive. No one should tell anyone how to feel. We all react to things differently, and it can be detrimental to your health [...]
This week, my friend Joules invited me to meet with three special individuals who are baring it all to help raise awareness and understanding of breast cancer in young women. The Pulitzer-prize-nominated photography exhibit, The Scar Project, is coming to Cincinnati Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2011, at the Art Design Consultants Gallery, downtown Cincinnati. [...]
I used to feel “lucky” that if I had to get cancer, at least it was one that received so many dollars for research and support. After all, it has almost become the “cool cancer,” what with all the pink merchandise and hoopla. And then there’s that pink sisterhood of support. I’ve been questioning the [...]
