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Breast Cancer Fundraising

On October 30th my friend Nicole is going to be participating in the Making Strides: Breast Cancer Walk to Never Lose Hope. The team she is on is being led by her daughter. One thing I have seen is that they are having some trouble raising their funds to meet their goal. Now this is rather surprising to me I wonder if this is because of all the different cancer organizations are starting their own fundraising walks or if the financial crisis in America is keeping the money in peoples wallets instead of supporting great causes like this. I had … Continue reading →

It Makes You Think

My oncologist suggested I join the support group and I did. I met some interesting older ladies but now I am dealing with the loss of one of the ladies I have become friends with. Lynn’s cancer had come back and this time it was stage 4 that had metastasized to her lungs. I did not really know how the oncologist thought that joining the group was going to be beneficial to help with my stress. How can meeting people who are going to die help me feel like I am not going to die? Lynn was an incredible woman … Continue reading →

Celebrate Everything

A lady from my breast cancer support group nominated me for The Inspirational Survivor award for a local breast cancer charity and I got chosen. She had to write a letter telling me why I was an inspiration and she said some wonderful things about me; I paid her a lot to say them, just kidding. The letter mentioned how we had adopted our three kids, how my husband had battled cancer first and then I did and how we were making gift bags for cancer patients as they were completing their treatments. The bags were nothing fancy just a … Continue reading →

Think Pink for Valentine’s Day

A typical Valentine’s Day scrapbook contains plenty of pink, red and white embellishments. It also features photos of lovers, friends and family members sharing sweet moments together. I was expecting to see all of this while paging through a scrapbook my mother received from a friend for Valentine’s Day last year. However, what I saw was a plethora of pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. My mother is a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer five years ago. Today, she is in remission and doing quite well. While the cancer may be gone for … Continue reading →