Weekly Round Up
My weekly round-up hasn’t been as regular as I would like this past few weeks, but I am back on track today and have a wonderful collection of blogs for you. These are the… Continue reading
Tag Archive: breast cancer survivor
Cancer Lessons from 9-11: Building Up Support From the Ground Floor
Some of you may recognise Jan Hasak, from her recent insightful comments on the JBBC blog, so I am delighted to have an opportunity to learn more about her and to feature her as today’s guest… Continue reading
New Life Directions from Breast Cancer
Today’s Guest Blog Post is written by Susan Thomas, an oncology nurse clinician and breast cancer survivor. Thank you Susan for sharing your inspiring story with us. I am an oncology nurse clinician… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
Today’s poem comes from the pen of Jackie Fox, a breast cancer survivor and writer living in Nebraska. Jackie is the author of From Zero to Mastectomy: What I Learned and You Need to… Continue reading
Mastectomy Love
Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion. Barry Lopez I am honoured today to share with you Catherine’s story. As regular readers will… Continue reading
Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project
There are so many breast cancer fundraising and awareness raising projects out there, but here’s one that was brought to my attention recently, which I find very arresting – a fine art and… Continue reading
Melissa Etheridge promotes breast cancer awareness
Singer, Melissa Etheridge, who was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, is promoting a month-long breast cancer awareness program at the Hard Rock Cafe. Melissa maintains that she is healthier now than… Continue reading
Living Beyond:The Woman Inside Project
When I first read about the Woman Inside Project I was so impressed by the beauty of the task that creator Lissa Rankin has taken on, that I contacted her to find out more.… Continue reading
Do you know what your body is telling you?
As cancer survivors, I reckon we are all very tuned into what our bodies are telling us. Perhaps too tuned in at times, when every slight ache and twinge can lead to fears… Continue reading
Because we’re worth it
So we all know about the importance of reading labels when it comes to figuring out the nutritional content of our food, but how careful are we in doing the same thing with… Continue reading
