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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Jayne the Jellyfish?

August 29, 2008

Alas, my bone mineral density (BMD) continues to deteriorate. I had my baseline scan in the spring of 2006: post-diagnosis, pre-chemo, pre-oophorectomy. At that time my bones were in rip-roaring good shape. They were downright awesome. So… if breast cancer hadn’t entered my life, I don’t think that osteoporosis would [...]

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Be Well, Christina Applegate

August 21, 2008

This post is my electronic bouquet of well-wishes for Christina Applegate. Did you see her interview on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts ? I thought that it was nothing short of spellbinding. Christina Applegate came across as smart, genuine, and compassionate.
She opted to have a bilateral mastectomy with the hope [...]

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Review: RiverStone Journals’ Survivor’s Guide

August 6, 2008

RiverStone Journals “creates beautifully crafted planners designed to help those facing health crises navigate the demands of chronic illness,” and the company recently released its first planner. Ooh La La. Called “A Survivor’s Guide for the Breast Cancer Journey” this product is seriously pretty.
RiverStone Journals partnered with Day-Timers, Inc. to create the [...]

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Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act 2007

July 10, 2008

The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act has been kicking around on Capitol Hill for some time now. Reintroduced in 2007, the intent of this piece of federal legislation is to “require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer [...]

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National Race for the Cure 2008

July 3, 2008

In June I had the opportunity to participate in the National Race for the Cure in Washington DC. My friend Beth met me there and did the race with me. The National Race does its Survivor Program before the race begins, so we had to get there at 6:45 AM. We decided [...]

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