What does it take to walk through the fire of cancer emotions? Courage. The courage to show up authentically to our grief, our pain, our fear and our loss. And, never, never, never doubting our right to say "fuck off" to positivity when that's the way we feel. As Psychologist Susan David says, "(B)eing positive [...]
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Did You Know You Might be Able to Donate Blood?
January is National Blood Donors Month. Some survivors are eligible to roll up a sleeve and give fellow cancer patients the ultimate gift. A week or so before my mastectomy, I found myself in the blood donation center at my hospital. Before my diagnosis, I thought a lot about donating blood, but never actually rolled [...]
Congratulations American Cancer Society Luster for Life Awardee Lockey Maisonneuve
What are you doing this Saturday night? I'll be getting dressed up and going out for a lovely evening at the American Cancer Society's 34th Annual Diamond Ball. My husband and I will be there to cheer on our good friend Lockey Maisonneuve, who is this year's recipient of the Luster For Life Award. I'm absolutely thrilled [...]
Talking About Life After Cancer Treatment
I was recently honored to appear on "Courage and Grace: Stories of Remarkable Cancer Survivors.” The teleconference was hosted by Dr. Shani Fox, holistic physician and certified life mastery coach. During our 55 minute discussion, we covered many issues, including cancer survivor's guilt, feeling alone, finding support, the pinkification of October, living and healing through gratitude, and my [...]
“You Can Thrive After Treatment” is Out! Get it Free Today Through Sunday
My book, You Can Thrive After Treatment, is officially PUBLISHED!! I wrote You Can Thrive After Treatment to share my 10 simple secrets to creating inspired healing, wellness and your joyous life after cancer. Last Thursday night I pressed the "publish" button and, by Friday afternoon, it was #11 on the "Amazon Best Sellers in [...]
5 Steps to a Blissfully Unproductive Weekend
Happy Independence Day to all of my American readers. Today is our national holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It's a day of family picnics, parades, fireworks, baseball and concerts. It's a day to celebrate freedom. And what better way to celebrate freedom than with a four-day weekend! [...]
How to Cope When Mama Bear Has Cancer
I tell my cancer story a lot. I tell it here at WWGN and to groups of medical professionals as a patient educator with the Pathways Women's Cancer Teaching Project. Last Thursday I told it to the world in an hour-long live GE Healthcare Breast Cancer Mosaic webinar. It's an emotional story, of course, as [...]
Perks of Being a Member of the WWGN Community
Good morning! This morning's post is a love letter to you. Every time I publish a new blog post, it flies directly to your inbox the next morning. You are a very special member of WWGN and I want to let you know how much I appreciate your taking the time to read my blog [...]
Where We Go Now 