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What To Expect During A Core Needle Biopsy

An Open Letter To Myself About Breast Cancer

Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book: Newly Updated 6th Edition Just Released

Cure Diva Is A Wonderful Resource For Women Going Through Breast Cancer

How Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Decision Can Help Us Become Stronger Healthcare Advocates For Ourselves

Ken Burns’ “Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies” To Premiere on PBS March 30 – April 1, 2015

Dr. Susan Love Speaks About Her Own Experience With Cancer: When A Doctor Becomes a Patient

“The only difference between a researcher and a patient is a diagnosis. We’re all patients.” — Dr. Susan Love Today I’m including a newly released video called “When a Doctor Becomes a Patient” which features Dr. Susan Love. If you’ve had breast cancer or are close to someone who has, you will most likely have […]

8 Ways I’m Going to Balance Work and Family This Spring

I haven’t had time for a “real” post in the last 2 weeks because of how busy work has been but this quote really spoke to me today. It’s very true for me that when life gets too busy, it becomes barren, void of real connection and meaning. I’m spending so much time lately just […]

The BBN Foundation: Breaking Bad News the Right Way

Anyone who’s gone through a life threatening illness knows that receiving bad news from your doctor can be difficult and frightening. Much of my reaction to information during my breast cancer experience was colored by the way it was shared with me by the doctor I was hearing it from at that particular instance. My OBGYN […]

‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho Changed My Life

I read the book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho in 2004. At the time, I was working as a marketing executive at Johnson & Johnson in their consumer division, home of some of the best loved brands in America. Anyone who works in marketing knows that the hours are long and the stress is high. […]

More About Dense Breasts

One of the things that has brought people to my blog are those posts that I’ve done on dense breasts, so this posting will go into more detail about this specific characteristic. Because my own breasts were very dense, I’ve had a more convoluted process with my own breast cancer diagnosis and hope that I […]