When I first came up with doing a fundraiser for Brandy, I hoped it would work. I hoped people would donate. I hoped the interwebz would embrace her and this cause and not turn against it as I have seen happen so many times before. Well, it has far exceeded my expectations. The amount of [...]
A fellow blogger, Brandy from Not So Average Mama, was just told this past Friday night that she has a mass the size of a volley ball on her left ovary that was probably Ovarian Cancer {She will not know for sure if it is cancer until it is removed and biopsied, but the ER [...]
Did you all know this? Does anybody know this? Probably not. Why? Because cervical cancer gets NO PRESS. Almost none at all. There are pink ribbon campaigns, kitchen gadgets, Campbell’s Soup cans, purses, make-up…MANY items you can buy to support National Breast Cancer Month every October. There are also huge Go RED campaigns run every [...]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I have re-posted what I wrote last year and I again dedicate it to my Godmother, Barb and my Aunt Janet, both breast cancer survivors and two of the strongest, wisest women I know, and to all those who have survived or are now fighting this deadly disease. [...]
Court, over at Kaiya’s Laughter Heals, has presented me with this Lemonade Stand Award. I am so honored. Truly. She specifically noted my Cervical Cancer story as evidence of being a trooper. I beg to differ, as all I did was my best to survive with some of my sanity intact, the rest was all [...]
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. I Am A Survivor. This Is My Story… In August, 2004, when I was 11 weeks pregnant, my OB/GYN found abnormalities in my first official pregnancy Pap smear. Funny that my annual exam on July 2nd, just 5 weeks prior, when we didn’t know I was pregnant, came out normal. I [...]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month So remember someone you know who has been touched by cancer. Give to a cancer research organization if you can. Or participate in the Run/Walk for Life, if that is more your style. Just DO something. I honor my Aunt Janet & Godmother Barbara, both Breast Cancer Survivors. Find more [...]
