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Originally posted on The Pink Underbelly:
polyvore.com Like the 7 levels of the Candy Cane forest outlined by Buddy the Elf in the movie Elf,  there are levels in Cancerland. The levels in Cancerland…

Revisiting cancer survivorship

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I have written about this topic several times here on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer, as I have become more and more aware of how many people dislike the term “survivorship”. I use the… Continue reading

Monday Motivation

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Death Of Susan Jeffers

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I only heard today that Susan Jeffers, best-selling author has died. Here is the official statement of her death. We are very sad to inform you that Susan died in the early hours… Continue reading

We’re all just walking each other home

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Life is glorious, but life is also wretched ~ Pema Chödrön

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Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that’s… Continue reading

Words of wisdom for the newly diagnosed

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Originally posted on The Pink Underbelly:
A dear friend of mine asked me to compile a list of things to know when facing a cancer diagnosis. A friend of hers is newly diagnosed…

Bernie Nolan reveals that her cancer has come back

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Two years ago, I wrote about actress and singer, Bernie Nolan’s diagnosis of  HER2+ breast cancer HER2+ breast cancer affects approximately 20 to 30 per cent of breast cancer patients. In a woman with… Continue reading

Michelle Heaton speaks about her BRCA 2 diagnosis

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Former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton spoke on last night’s Late Late Show about being recently diagnosed with a mutated gene called BRCA 2.   Faulty BRCA genes cause around 5% of breast cancer cases, so it is… Continue reading

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Originally posted on regrounding:
I have been neglecting this blog, and the list of posts I intend to write is growing rapidly. There’s some pink fatigue, things are busy in life, at work…and…