I’ve “beaten” cancer, so why am I so sad?
As regular readers know the theme of mental health is one close to my heart and it is one I return to again and again. As cancer survivors, many of us have struggled… Continue reading
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Kim Novak diagnosed with breast cancer
Kim Novak, the legendary Hollywood actress, is undergoing treatment for early stage cancer. The 77 year old, best known for her starring role in the 1958 classic Vertigo, was diagnosed following a routine mammogram.
Meet My Pink Co-Survivor
A timely guest post for you today. Following on from yesterday’s tips for the caregiver Lisa McBrayer contacted me to tell me about her “amazing 20 y/o daughter”, her “pink co-survivor”. “When I was diagnosed with… Continue reading
Look beyond the external
The class was asked, “What color are apples?” “Red. Yellow. Green,” they responded enthusiastically. One boy sat silent. “Yes, Johnny?” “I think they are white,” he told the teacher. She scolded him, “Everyone… Continue reading
Care for the Caregiver
Last week when I posted on the lessons to be learned from the rescue of the Chilean miners, I reflected that we should learn to celebrate our own everyday heroes. Reading through the comments section,… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
I am loving today’s recipe from the wonderful Martha Rose Shulman, author of “The Very Best of Recipes for Health. I successfully grew basil this summer on my kitchen window sill. It lasted all summer and… Continue reading
What lies behind the headlines?
There are two words which appear regularly on the search engine terms on this blog – “information overload”. Google directs searchers to the post can you have too much information which explores the question of how… Continue reading
Donna Karan designs for healing
When I stayed in hospital for my breast cancer surgery, I made my way most days to a small oratory, a sanctuary in the hospital. I was reminded of this as I watched… Continue reading
Boosting Tamoxifen’s Effectiveness
SCIENTISTS in London have found a potential new way of boosting the effectiveness of the anti-breast cancer drug, tamoxifen. The work carried out by and her team at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research… Continue reading
