June 1, 2008, our daughter Sara gave birth to our first
grandchild. Jack, of course, is a
beautiful baby. I do understand that
every grandchild is as wonderful as Jack and that every grandchild is a special
milestone, but it seems to me that the milestones in a cancer survivor's life
are especially... Read more
I've known Susan since July 2007. I've never met her, but I've gotten to know
her through her active participation on the mailing list at www.ibcsupport.org and through her blog
Toddler Planet.
Part of Susan's story is familiar
to people in the inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) community. As a young mother nursing her baby,... Read more
Cancer anniversaries are bittersweet.
Wedding anniversaries remind us of young love or
second-chance love and fill us with happy memories.
Anniversaries of the death of loved ones are sad. When I'm out of sorts and can't figure out
why, I often realize that the day marks an anniversary of the death of someone
close... Read more
Marisa's reports about the Breast Cancer Research
Foundation's big Spring
Gala, the Hottest Pink Party Ever, have interested me because I've been planning my own cancer
celebration. That phrase "cancer celebration"
certainly is an oxymoron. Why would
anyone celebrate cancer?
I won't be trying to compete with the... Read more