Woman’s Day Magazine asked me to participate in a story about breast cancer bloggers. I hope that you will read the article and that you will visit the four other breast cancer blogs that were included in the story.
It was really a great opportunity for me to spend some time reflecting on the experience of blogging about breast cancer. Goodness knows, I reflect on the breast cancer experience often enough– but reflecting on blogging about it? Well, that’s a bit of a different twist.
By and large, writing this blog has been really good for me. But every so often, it just isn’t. And then I disappear for a while. Which is why I don’t typically think of myself as a good breast cancer blogger. Good bloggers don’t disappear for a while. That’s kind of the cardinal rule for blogging: consistent posting.
Once, after kind of a lengthy absence from posting, I wrote a post about the unfortunate fact that sometimes breast cancer bloggers stop posting for tragic reasons.
But I think that breast cancer bloggers are probably willing to cut each other some slack. We understand that life is complicated and that we have an obligation to protect ourselves from stress whenever possible.
If there is one thing about my breast cancer blog that I am proud of it is this: I have replied to every single email from a breast cancer survivor who has reached out to me.
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What a great article in WD! And your photo is gorgeous. And you are amazing to respond to all those survivors who have contacted you through your blog. Way to go, girl!
Hi Jayne,
I love your posting and am looking forward to reading the Woman’s Day article on you. BTW, I re-read your story in Voices of Breast Cancer and loved it as much as I did the first time!
Regarding you being a blogger, you are an awesome one! I believe your blog has made a difference in others’ lives. And that makes you a great blogger.
By the way, you are now on my blogroll.
I think bloggers should post as often as they choose, preferably when they have something to say! I wish you would post more often just because I enjoy reading your blog. I’m sure you have helped many women through your writing and blogging. That’s what is’t all about, all of us trying to make a difference.