I’m a bit passionate about Cancer Research. I believe that there is a cure somewhere and that Saving Second Base is pretty damn important. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There’s this wonderful thing called; “The Pink Glove Dance” It’s a competition to raise awareness, have fun and save lives. I don’t think there’s any…
[donotprint] Welcome to the Fifteenth! post of the Saving Second Base project! Today’s contributor is the adorable Kristin from Holy Cannoli Recipes Kristin’s story is about her Grams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I was a kid my grandmother would always pick me up from elementary school and watch me until my parents got off from work. Every…
Welcome to the Thirtheenth post of the Saving Second Base project! Today’s contributor is my friend, Nic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 1986 my aunt was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and in 1991 she lost her battle. She was 51 years old. I still remember my aunt so vividly. Her beautiful hand writing on recipes my…
Welcome to the ELEVENTH post of the Saving Second Base project! Today’s contributor is my friend, Kim ******************************************************************************************************************************************* My name is Kim Hardwick and I am a mother of two boys. I started dating my high school sweetheart, who is now my husband, a few months after his mother, Nancy, had finished chemotherapy for breast…
The Superhero By Patti Maxwell Like everyone younger than logic, she was fearless. Flying high on wings of inexperience, she took risks most learn to avoid and tempted Fate at every turn. She lived in a Land far from reality. She was eternally optimistic: there was plenty of time to grow up, time to move…
Welcome to the THIRD post of the Saving Second Base project! Today’s contributor is Kim Read Kim’s post from last year’s Blogging For Boobs ********************** My Mom is my best friend and hero. Her strength continues to amaze me. I want to thank Rachel and Tricia for donating their time and blogs to help find…
Welcome to the FIRST post of the Saving Second Base project! The Story of Judy and Toni and their Homemade Ravioli Contributed by Ash Dugan Two women whom I admire and care deeply for have each struggled with breast cancer. My mother-in-law, Judy, had it before I knew her, while my husband was in high…
I love Lotus. I have mentioned this many. many. many times. I think that the impossible has happened. Someone check and see if Hell has frozen over because honestly, I didn’t think I could adore Lotus more, and yet now, I do. Look what she has created for the Saving Second Base Project: I love…
The past two Octobers I’ve hosted a monthly posting of stories and letters from people who’ve been affected by Breast Cancer called Blogging For Boobs (I highly recommend clicking that and reading through the posts, they’re simply amazing) I was sitting thinking about how to make my 3rd year of Blogging for Boobs even better,…