When I was about 10 years old, my paternal grandmother became very ill. Unsure what was wrong, the doctors performed an exploratory surgery. They discovered cancer. In fact, she was riddled with cancer. The official diagnosis was liver cancer, but they didn’t know where it had originated. She was too sick to go through any…
Mediterranean Salmon (Lotus Says: “I found this recipe in a mag years ago and tweaked it”) Super healthy foods: olive oil, olives, salmon, tomatoes (cancer fighting lycopene!) 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp lemon juice 6 cloves pressed garlic (adjust if you don’t like garlic as much – I love it!) 1/2 tbsp oregano 1/2…
It happened before I was born. The breast cancer diagnosis, that is. She was in her late 40s, taking a shower and found a lump in her breast. This was a time when breast cancer survival was far lower than it is today. A mastectomy was a radical procedure, but her doctor’s convinced her…
When Rachel said that she was dedicating the month of October to raising awareness for Breast Cancer on her blog, I knew without a doubt I wanted to be involved. Breast cancer touches all of us in some way. I know a woman who has been in remission for over five years. I knew a…
By my fourth walk through, I felt like I had what I needed. I took my basket to the cashier and began taking out each item, obviously keeping to a central color scheme. “You’re in a pink mood today,” the cashier said, taking over the task of emptying my basket. I explained why I had…
I’m only 26. I’ve always felt foolish doing monthly exams of my boobs (sorry, I can’t call these breasts. That makes them sound far more substantial than they are). When I first really got into the habit, I was 23, and statistics and family history were on my side. I had no reason to…
I bank with Bank of America and have pretty much my entire adult life. I have always been very pleased with their customer service and rates and blah blah blah.. Why should you care? Because today, I clicked on the Susan G Komen page and saw this: For each new Susan G. Komen for the…
Today, October 16th, 2009 is National Mammography Day to find a clinic near you go to nbcam.org Smashogram, that’s what my mom always called mammograms. She’d pretty much convinced me they were some type of horrible medieval torture. Then this past spring I had my first one. Here’s your TMI (too much information) warning,…
Two years ago, this weekend, September 2008, a group of women from my mom’s group joined together to participate in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure. We were friends but, had never before the race, discussed our reasons for walking. As we got walking we quickly realized the impact breast cancer had…
Yes, you read that correctly. My fabulously talented, wonderful friend Cynthia, of NW Designs who custom designed and illustrated my Blog Characters and Header has branched out into CUSTOM Twitter Backgrounds, and she’s donating one to the Blogging For Boobs Cause!!! (THANK YOU CYN) Here are just two examples of her work: You can see…
BOOBS:need I say more? Ok, so when Rachel (A Southern Fairytale rocks by the way) asked for people to contribute for the “Month of the Boob” (as I call it) but to you people out there who don’t know. ITS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! I was more then happy to put my two cents in!…
A letter to my mom, because now is what matters. Dear Mom, When you were first diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer I researched everyday for nearly a month on what will happen. What new drugs were out, what was the course for treatment, what is the life expectancy, etc. I wanted to know all…