I’ve fantasized that Ed McMahon is standing at my doorstep with that million-dollar check. I’ve tapped my toes to Michael Jackson’s tunes. I’ve admired Farrah Fawcett’s beauty and talent. But none of the “celebrities” who died this week have affected my life as much as Jerri Nielsen.
“Jerri who?” you say. She’s been out of the limelight for a while, so maybe you will remember her better if I pair her name with “doctor who treated her own breast cancer in...
I also read the Washington Post advice column -- about how to talk about cancer and death, if your prognosis is not good -- that PJ Hamel... Read more »
Fear. Even the word elicits a reaction: a slight prickle of the skin, a tiny tremor in the gut. We “fear fear;” we don’t want to go... Read more »
As the warmer spring and summer months approach, it's tempting to make plans for long weekends at the beach or days lying on a picnic... Read more »
From Washington Post, 6-23-07: Black Women Hit by Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Scientists Look at Genes, Breast-Feeding Patterns Black... Read more »
October is a time for memories. Last Saturday I volunteered at our local Komen Race for the Cure and saw that I'm not the only one who... Read more »
Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, the physician who treated her own breast cancer while stationed at the South Pole in 1999 has died at age 57.... Read more »
Since its release in 1998, the breast cancer stamp has raised over $50 million for breast cancer research. Perhaps one of the reasons the breast... Read more »
Actress Lynn Redgrave has died at age 67 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. Redgrave is the third member of her famous family to die in... Read more »
Several studies have shown that women who take hormone replacement therapy after menopause are at a greater risk of breast cancer. But now... Read more »
A study of over 3,000 women has found that obesity affects breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival. Swiss researchers say that breast cancer... Read more »
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