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Why October Gets Me Thinking About Recurrence

Determining Whether Or Not To Get A Port For Chemotherapy

Where I’ll Be Donating My Money This October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I Feel Torn Every Time My Kids Come Home, Then Go Back To School

HealtheVoices 2016 Conference

Mom, Can You Make Me Some Shrimp?

The Things You Learn When You Go To A Sex Educators Conference

I used to work on the K-Y Brand about 7 years ago but I could never share stories about any of the craziness, because it was owned by a client that I’m still working with. Now that it’s been sold to Reckitt Benckiser, the gates of hell have been opened and I can tell tales! […]

My Review Of ‘The Interestings’ by Meg Wolitzer

I recently read “The Interestings” by Meg Wolitzer. Be forewarned that I wasn’t immediately drawn in; it took a while before the story grabbed me, but once I found the rhythm of her writing, I became engrossed with the characters, who are well defined and quite, as the title suggests, interesting. The story is a […]

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

I’m excited to share information about the Cure Diva site today. I found the Cure Diva group on Facebook and want to share it with My Left Breast readers because it’s so freaking helpful for anyone going through breast cancer! When I was going through breast cancer in 2010, I had a lot of trouble finding […]

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

I have rarely been as excited about a new documentary film as I am about “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,” by the wonderful documentary film maker Ken Burns, which will air on PBS channels on March 30th, 31st, and April 1st, 2015. The 6 hour documentary is based on the award winning book of the […]

Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk For All Women

Today is the first day of Spring and boy am I ready for it! I bet all of us are because it sure has been a tough winter. I am so excited to get out for a good long walk with Tucker (our Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a la the Queen of England’s pets) later today. […]