In Media Res

February 16, 2010

I haven’t written a blog post here in quite some time. So I will start off just by mentioning that I am fine. In a few weeks I will be four years cancer-free. The uncomfortable truth is that when a cancer blogger stops blogging, it isn’t always because she has “moved on” from the cancer [...]

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October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 24, 2009

It is not quite October but breast cancer awareness activities have already begun.  In October 2007 I wrote A Tale of Three Octobers, a short chronicle of my evolving thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Two years later, I still have somewhat of the same problem.  My e-mail inbox is overflowing with volunteer opportunities and [...]

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Just Keepin’ It Real

September 19, 2009

I had a good summer. And I didn’t blog at all. And then the kids went back to school. And I was ready to start blogging again. And then a breast-cancer-blogging-friend of mine died. And nothing that I wrote seemed right. And it still doesn’t.

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Interview with Maimah Karmo (Part 2)

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As promised, here is the rest of my interview with Maimah Karmo, a young breast cancer survivor & founder of the Tigerlily foundation. Let’s talk a bit about your experience leading Tigerlily.  I think that a lot of women want to get more involved in advocacy but don’t always know where to begin.  And in [...]

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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 a [...]

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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 through [...]

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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 [...]

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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. The [...]

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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, [...]

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