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Julia

posted 10/03/2008, comment (1)

Breast Fest Film Festival 2008

As most of you know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month here in the United States, but it is important to not lose sight as to what other countries are doing to promote breast cancer awareness as well. RETHINK "is a Canadian charity helping young people who are concerned about and affected by breast cancer through innovative breast... Read more Chevron

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I am the son of a Breast Cancer survivor.

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

A Son's Advice for Moms on Sharing Their Breast Cancer Experiences with Family

As you may've been able to tell if you've followed my first two posts, on learning about my mom's cancer diagnosis and the constant questions that followed, the nature of breast cancer, the idea that doctors can put it into permanent remission, and the fact that it doesn't happen over night, led me to a kind of complacency. Because my... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/30/2008, comment (1)

An Interview with Marisa Lee, Founder and President of The Pink Agenda

Nikolai Hamel: Many people have breast cancer, or have lost family or friends to the disease, but they don't start breast cancer research funds like The Pink Agenda. What inspired you to do more? Marisa Lee: That's an interesting question because before my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she spent nine years battling... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/29/2008, comments (0)

Facing the Constant Questions After Her Diagnosis - "How's Your Mom?"

I have to admit, sitting here at the computer, 7 years after my mom's breast cancer diagnosis, my memories have started to lose their clarity. Not in the events themselves, but their chronology has become tangled together; vines on a wall so to speak. I'm not sure when it began, but I know the constant questions were the first challenge. I can... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/25/2008, comments (8)

My Mom Has Breast Cancer: The Day She Was Diagnosed

I was about to fall asleep when my mom walked into my room and sat down on my bed. "I have something to tell you," she said. "I went to the hospital and they told me I have Breast Cancer." "Okay," I said. And that was it. She put her hand on my shoulder and just sat there with me on my bed. It was night and in that little one-window room, it was... Read more Chevron

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