Laurel’s Story
They say that having cancer changes you. Not just in the obvious visible ways—but fundamentally, as a person and on the deepest of levels. Since my initial breast cancer diagnosis in 2010 I’ve… Continue reading
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Infertility Support Week
Today I want to take an opportunity to let you know what you can expect on the JBBC blog for this coming week. This is a subject very close to my heart. Of all the… Continue reading
Study finds disparities in women’s knowledge about their own breast cancer
Here’s an interesting new study from Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute which has found a surprising lack of knowledge among breast cancer patients about the basic characteristics of their disease— how advanced… Continue reading
World Cancer Day 2015
Today is World Cancer Day, an opportunity to raise awareness that there is much that can be done at an individual, community and governmental level, to harness the solutions that exist across the… Continue reading
Join Us For A Week of Infertility Support
Infertility can be a devastating side effect of breast cancer treatment in young women because of the sensitivity of a woman’s eggs to anti-cancer drugs. The effect of treatment on fertility depends on your… Continue reading
Reflections On My Sixth Blogoversary
This day six years ago I started Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer with the aim of coming to a greater understanding of the impact of a cancer diagnosis as we journey beyond the treatment phase. I… Continue reading
Mindful Monday
Illustration by Maurice Sendak from Open House for Butterflies by Ruth Krauss
Blogging My Way Through Breast Cancer… And Beyond
I’m excited to be taking part in Rebecca Hogue’s initiative to teach an online course on blogging the cancer journey. The course begins in March and currently Rebecca is putting together the course material.… Continue reading
