Interview with Maimah Karmo (Part 1)

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Maimah Karmo was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was only thirty-two years old. While going through chemotherapy, she had the idea to start the Tigerlily Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young women with breast cancer. Maimah has infused Tigerlily with her passion and enthusiasm, and the result is that – just [...]

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Canvas of Hope: art from under the microscope

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The Canvas of Hope is a collection of works of art created from microscopic images of breast cancer from the pathology department of Touro University in Vallejo, CA.  This project began when a group of medical students realized that what they were seeing through their microscopes often resembled abstract art.
The image shown here is [...]

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Art for My Mom

April 3, 2009

Art for My Mom is a daughter’s tribute to a mother who died of breast cancer in 2007. This very talented and dedicated daughter created a new piece of visual art EVERY DAY for an entire year. The artwork is for sale with proceeds going to a variety of charities.
Be sure to look [...]

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Cancerversary #3

March 18, 2009

Cancerversary #3 passed without much fanfare this month. In April, I am due back at the oncologist for a follow-up visit. Currently, I go once every six months.
I do not feel secure; I know too many stories of recurrences after 3, 5, 12 + years. But I am cautiously optimistic. These days, my active worrying [...]

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Journaling about Washington DC

January 23, 2009

As I wrote in a previous post, journaling doesn’t have to focus on what-I-did-today. Great journal entries can come from memories. And I said that I was going to journal about my memories of Washington DC, a city that I’ve been to countless times.
In summary, here is how the journal entry turned out. [...]

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Michelle Obama’s Gift to Laura Bush: A Journal & A Pen

January 20, 2009

This morning, when the Obamas arrived at the White House to share coffee with the Bushes, Michelle Obama handed Laura Bush a present – a white box wrapped with a red ribbon.
Later, ABC News reported that the gift was a journal & a pen for Laura Bush’s memoirs. What a great gift!
To me, writing in [...]

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Cancer Blogs: Healthcare News of Masachusettes

January 1, 2009

Jayne’s Breast Cancer Blog was recently featured in The Healthcare News of Western Massachusetts.
Here is the article: Public Trust: Cancer Patients Connect and Cope by Blogging the Journey.

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Community Through Creativity: Weeks 2 & 3

December 4, 2008

We finished up the three week workshop at Gate City Yarns the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Most of the women chose to knit, and a few chose to spin. I was the lone felter.
Here are the fruits of my efforts:

Oink
Baaaaa
The sheep required an extra step. First, I had to do the wet felting over the [...]

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Community through Creativity

November 11, 2008

Yummy Yarn
On Saturday I learned how to do wet felting at Gate City Yarns. I made a little pig from a kit. I took a piece of pink wool and pulled it apart until it looked like cotton candy. Then, I wrapped it around a ping pong ball and started the wetting, soaping, [...]

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Jayne’s Bones: An Update

September 26, 2008

Since my last post about my bones here is what I have done:

Had my blood drawn to check Vitamin D levels. The link between Vitamin D and osteoporosis has been getting lots of attention recently.
Decided to see a specialist.
Thought about bisphosphonates. While this drug treatment may be inevitable, I will avoid it as [...]

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