Weekly Round-Up

Welcome to this week’s round-up and apologies for being MIA last Sunday – blame it on St Patrick’s Day shenanigans!

In Carolyn‘s latest post, she distinguishes between résumé virtues, which pertain to professional skills and achievements, and eulogy virtues, which are related to personal qualities like kindness and honesty. While résumé virtues are often emphasized, the lasting impact lies in eulogy virtues, as highlighted by experiences like volunteering to help others, which demonstrate care and compassion beyond career accomplishments. She makes a plea to organizations to recognize and value the eulogy virtues of patient partners, rather than solely focusing on résumé virtues, in research projects.

Dee shares highlights from the Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer which recently took place in San Diego.

Is Babytam (a lower dose of Tamoxifen) an option after DCIS? Find out more on Jennifer‘s blog.

Audrey reflects on “scanxiety” in her latest post, highlighting the emotional turbulence surrounding medical scans and their results.

Becky opens up about her positive strides in physical recovery, yet acknowledges the ongoing challenges in her mental well-being.

Barbara writes about the link between stress and breast cancer.

A post on managing lymphedema on the Surviving Breast Cancer blog.

Guest writer, Pippa tells us a bit about her approach to managing the admin related to her treatment and her health insurance in Shine Cancer Support‘s blog.

Abigail posts an update from the first infusion of Enhertu.

Megsie is mourning the death of her beloved cat.

Terri asked her oldest son to write a guest blog about his experience with both her breast cancer diagnosis and her recovery through DIEP flap surgery. “I cried when I read it. He hit the mark on the challenges, accomplishments, and understanding the worth of being a caregiver,” writes Terri.

Finally this week, I end with a slew of celebrations.

Nancy recently celebrated her birthday – but is keeping her age under wraps! She outlines why in her latest post. Meanwhile, Connie has been celebrating her birthday and proudly sharing her age with everyone.

Beth is celebrating her induction as a member of Oil Painters of America while Sue traveled to the UK where her son Aaron won a best performance award at a very special film festival.

Until next week,

May you discover and cherish moments worth celebrating in your lives,

Yours with much love always

Marie xxx