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CELEBRATING LIFE AMONG THE WAVES PART II

You know that sad, “poor you” face people give when you tell them you’re a breast cancer survivor? The one you just can’t escape no matter how many years of survivorship you rack up or how beautifully your hair comes … Continue reading

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Make Your September Resolution Exercise!

Last weekend was Labor Day, and I wanted to talk about fitness and the importance of exercising and how it helps you throughout your life, not just because you are a breast cancer survivor, but because exercise has so many … Continue reading

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Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated each year on August 26.  In all honesty, there’s not much equality when it comes to breast cancer; women win the contest (if there is a contest) hands down.  According to the American Cancer Society … Continue reading

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Can the words chemo and eating be in the same sentence? What I ate during chemo.

As a person currently going through chemo, or who has experienced chemo, knows, “having chemo” and “eating” don’t really belong in the same sentence.  The words are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Chemo is anti-eating, for sure.  Food doesn’t … Continue reading

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NATIONAL LAZY DAY

If you read my blog regularly (and I hope you do), you may have noticed I am fond of obscure holidays that no one ever heard of nor do they celebrate.  They are so small that Hallmark may not even … Continue reading

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