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Motivation Monday

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Introducing a new feature on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer Motivation Monday I want to start off each week with some motivation and inspiration to help set the tone for the week ahead of us.… Continue reading

Weekly Round Up

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Time for the weekly round-up of blogs.  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… Continue reading

Can you help?

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I have been invited to give a talk to board members of a cancer support group on how they can incorporate a blog on their website and while I’ve been preparing my presentation, and thinking about… Continue reading

Becoming Real

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I never got to read Margery Williams Velveteen Rabbit when I was a child, but later, in one of my previous career incarnations working as a Montessori teacher, I loved to read this… Continue reading

Meat Free Monday

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For an alternative to spaghetti with meat sauce, try this baked ziti dish loaded with fresh vegetables. The recipe comes from the Mayo Clinic. Ingredients  2/3 cup uncooked ziti (about 2 ounces) 1… Continue reading

Smile Saturday

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Weekly Round Up

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Time for the weekly round-up of blogs.  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… Continue reading

Chemotherapy Hair Loss Study

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Sinead Power is a nurse researcher from the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork. She is  currently undertaking her PhD. and is particularly interested in examining the effects of chemotherapy induced hair… Continue reading

Cancer discovery offers hope of tackling spread of disease

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Scientists have discovered how cancerous cells can “elbow” their way out of tumours, offering clues for new drugs to prevent cancers spreading. They say they have identified a protein called JAK which helps… Continue reading

Guest Post: Sing to Live

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August 10, 2004 was the day my life was redirected. It was the day I was told abnormal cells were found in a recent biopsy. I was told I needed surgery and radiation… Continue reading