Weekly Round Up

April 30, 2011 by Editor

Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Just click on the highlighted links to read the posts. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just leave a comment below.

I am starting off with a very moving post from Sarah on her blog Being Sarah. She describes very vividly the panic and the disorientation which can affect many of us as we lie there in our surgical gowns about to undergo yet another hospital procedure – in Sarah’s case, a nipple reconstruction.

Nancy has been adding her voice this week to the debate on the sexualization of breast cancer on her blog, Nancy’s Point.

Check out Kim’s wonderful alphabet blogging challenge..she is almost at the end, but you can still catch up with it at Kim’s Ponderings Beyond Breast Cancer .

Lauren’s blog After Five Years features such beautiful writing that I come away each time feeling moved and inspired. Her latest post “Signs” is so worth taking the time to read this week. And you will find another moving and beautiful reflection on bravery in Bringing Up Goliath which makes me think strongly of all the brave, beautiful women we know.

Jackie’s Grand Rounds is off to a great start with a stellar line up of posts which I know you will enjoy reading as much I did.

Adventure is in the air for three of my favorite bloggers, Feisty Blue Gecko , Terri on her South African adventure and closer to home for me, Jan is visiting my home turf of Ireland, and with a bit of Irish luck, I shall get to meet her!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone..and keep on blogging.

Marie x

Category : Round-Up

Tags : adventure, breast cancer, breast cancer debate, Grand Rounds, ireland, Mary Anne Radmacher quote on bravery, nipple reconstruction, sexualization of breast cancer, south africa, surgery

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18 thoughts on “Weekly Round Up”

Emma on April 30, 2011 at 11:42 am said:

i appreciate the effort of putting this together each week – it is great for us time pressed readers!

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JBBC on May 1, 2011 at 11:35 am said:

So glad you like the round up Emma. I love to be able to spread the blogger love 😉

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Alison on April 30, 2011 at 11:43 am said:

I agree with Emma – I always take the time each weekend to read your weekly recommendations and they are always well worth the read.

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Caroline on April 30, 2011 at 11:44 am said:

Hope you have a lovely trip to Ireland Jan – we are experiencing some beautiful weather at the moment – hope it lasts for your holiday 🙂

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Fiona on April 30, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

I love that quote on courage..sometimes I think that we underestimate just how brave and courageous we are. As Radmacher says..courage doesn’t always have to roar!

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JBBC on May 1, 2011 at 11:33 am said:

Fiona, I absolutely agree with you on this one. And thanks everyone for sharing those wonderful quotes on courage and bravery. It has been great to read them all.

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iris on April 30, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

I agree Fiona..it is a great quote..and as you say sometimes courage doesn’t always have to roar to be real

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Angela on April 30, 2011 at 11:47 am said:

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow

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Helena on April 30, 2011 at 11:49 am said:

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer

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Lara on April 30, 2011 at 11:50 am said:

Loving all the quotes on courage everyone 🙂

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Susan on April 30, 2011 at 11:51 am said:

Reading Terri’s blog..she is someone who makes me think of the word brave! I would never be brave enough to take on the adventure she is doing, so i salute her today!

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JBBC on May 1, 2011 at 11:32 am said:

I know just what you mean Susan!

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Tami Boehmer on April 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm said:

Thanks for all you do! I would love for readers to take a look at a recent blog post, which has garnered a lot of discussion. It’s about empowering yourself as a survivor and encouraging doctors to get on the body-mind-spirit bandwagon.

http://www.tamiboehmer.com/2011/04/false-hope-doctors-need-to-pay-attention-to-the-body-mind-connection/.

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JBBC on May 1, 2011 at 11:32 am said:

Tami, thanks for your comment and for the link to what sounds like a great post. I am just about to go read it now and encourage readers to do the same, as I know you have lots of wonderful advice to share with us. Warmly, Marie

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Julie on April 30, 2011 at 7:37 pm said:

Thank you for introducing me to these great posts.
http://www.jdaylucky7.blogspot.com
Julie at Whatever works!

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JBBC on May 1, 2011 at 11:31 am said:

Hi Julie – thanks for your comment and for leaving the link to your blog – I am just about to check it out now. Marie x

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suzanne on May 3, 2011 at 6:00 am said:

I think this was one of our best posts…it has some seasonal inspiration by half a dozen great bc bloggers.
http://www.breastcancerloop.org/2010/03/spring-forward.html

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JBBC on May 3, 2011 at 9:09 am said:

Hi Suzanne, thanks for leaving the link to this post. I sure am looking forward to reading it.

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