“It’s just hair” and “it will grow back.” How many times have those statements been offered up to women who will undergo chemotherapy? Intended or not, they are dodging... Read more >>

If you’ve ever been there, then you know: IT’S NOT JUST HAIR! Hair loss is often one of the most difficult and feared side effects of chemotherapy. The first question a woman often has... Read more >>

There is no question that completing a course of chemotherapy treatment is a milestone in the life of a patient. Tomorrow, my eighty-nine-year-old mother will receive her sixth and final dose of... Read more >>

I read this story on my freeze news and I think it’s so ridiculous! Authorities nationwide were on the lookout Wednesday for a mother and her thirteen-year-old cancer-stricken son who fled... Read more >>

I read this story yesterday and I have to bring it up with you. In Minnesota, there is this boy and his mother refusing chemotherapy and a court is issuing an arrest warrant for the mom. The article... Read more >>

As a cancer survivor, I can look back at my experiences and see small things in the year of treatment that made a huge difference in me. That change impacted others around me, positively, as well. My... Read more >>

When you are told that you have cancer, your heart goes right into your stomach. The surgery whizzes by and as soon as the incision heals, it is off to chemo. The first thing you learn is that chemo... Read more >>

Breast cancer is no laughing matter. But Kim Newlen couldn’t help herself from trying to lighten the mood for her family, even as she recovered from a mastectomy and embarked on months of... Read more >>

I remember the day I was diagnosed with breast cancer like it was yesterday. Time stood still. It was that kind of silence where you wonder if the world has suspended spinning. When told by my doctor,... Read more >>

Wow, it has been awhile since I last wrote and article, some things have changed. I am still working in childcare and am still enjoying my job. I am going through a lot right now, health wise. Over... Read more >>