“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” — Phyllis Diller There are several wonderful national resources available to anyone going through the stress of breast cancer. One of the things that was toughest for me as I went through my chemo and surgeries […]
Breast Density Law
“My mission is simple. To pass legislation in Texas to increase education and awareness about dense breast tissue and to help at risk women and those with dense breast tissue get better screening options to detect breast cancer at an early stage.” — Henda Salmeron I have a Google daily word search set up for […]
Happy Father’s Day
Oh yeah, that’s me with my Dad, probably about 4 years old. How adorable was I and how freakin’ handsome was he? “It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” — Anne Sexton My dad was so handsome when I was growing up. He was very tall and skinny with jet black […]
Ending Breast Cancer: The Breast Cancer Deadline 2020
“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stand in its path.” — Agatha Christie There are a lot of non-profit organizations that focus on breast cancer. Most organizations promote early detection and awareness, or new and […]
The Visiting Ducks and The Pool (Yes, I Promise That This Relates to Breast Cancer)
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” — Michael Caine This week we had some visitors to our pool. Two ducks, a male and female, were swimming around in there last night. I was so pleased, I felt honored – they looked so sweet and somehow graceful […]
In Transition
“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Lately, I’ve been in a bit of a conundrum about what to write on here. Because I started this blog to chronicle my experience with breast cancer. And these days, I actually forget, for hours at a time, that I had breast […]