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How I Shaved My Head When I Was Going Through Chemo For Breast Cancer

My Top 10 Favorite Books of 2013

Just in time for holiday gift recommendations, here are my favorite books of 2013. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman This is surprisingly the first book I’ve ever read by Neil Gaiman. I say surprisingly because I’ve since realized he’s got this huge cult following and has written a plethora of […]

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

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, one of the first things I did was go to my local book store to find the best and most comprehensive books I could find to help guide my decisions. The two books that I kept on my bedside table throughout the entire year were “Dr. Susan Love’s […]

New Epigenetics Research

“She’s the most important person in the world and her family living in poverty. If our mother is so important to science, why can’t we get health insurance?”— Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Since my diagnosis and treatment(s), I’ve become obsessed with reading about breast cancer as well as cancer, in general. […]

The Top 5 Ways To Prepare For Dropping Your Child Off At College

Two weekends ago I took my 18 year old daughter to college. We flew out together to a campus on the other side of the country, where I helped her move into her dorm room, bought her a veritable sh**t load of dorm supplies at Target, helped her buy her text books (meaning I provided […]

My Personal Relationship With the Month of October

My personal relationship with the month of October has changed dramatically since I had breast cancer. For me, every month is breast cancer awareness month. I can’t parse out the time of year when I’ll focus on breast cancer; for me, every month, week, day and moment is a reminder of breast cancer and its […]

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