Killing Cancer Day by Day- MLive.com

Take some time out to de-stress

2008-12-24T20:03:52Z

Stress does weird things to a body, and we all know that it just isn't good to be stressed all the time. The holidays bring an unusually high amount of stress to many people due to all the added pressure...

San Antonio Brest Cancer Symposium

2008-12-20T20:40:04Z

If you are a research junkie the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is for you. Presented in December each year some of the top names in breast cancer gather to report on progress in treatment for cancer. I have yet...

We'll Start Killing Cancer on Monday

2008-12-18T12:44:46Z

"Drink some green tea, eat some fruit and vegetables and we'll start killing cancer on Monday." These words saved my life ten years ago when Dr. Sofia Merajver spoke them to me on the phone. I had learned the night...

Cancer Makes Me Play with My Kids

2008-12-13T23:43:14Z

It shouldn't take something such as cancer to wake a person up to the good all around them. But if something life changing happens to you as it did to me I hope you can find the good. It has...

My Last Normal Day

2008-12-09T22:42:54Z

Tomorrow it will be ten years since I found out that I had cancer. Ten years. When my doctor called she said, "I knew about it yesterday, but I thought I would give you one more normal day." Ten years...

High School Sports Raising Money for Breast Cancer

2008-12-06T21:13:57Z

In a time when school's budgets are stretched it is great to see teams raising money for breast cancer. I wouldn't blame them if they didn't, right now every penny counts. But it is awesome to see. This fall Lowell's...

Welcome to the Holiday Season...Proceed with Caution

2008-12-02T13:36:53Z

Here it comes... the holiday season. The calendar fills to exploding, the treats are everywhere you turn and the winter weather does nothing but encourage a lot of curling up on the couch. What is a survivor to do to...

Don't Wait to Participate

2008-11-22T16:15:28Z

Facing cancer is tough. It can send you reeling, but the quicker you can align yourself the better off you'll be. I found it disappointing when people did not have expectations for me during treatment. 'Do the best you can'...

Exercise and Give to Charity

2008-11-19T17:25:43Z

I love all my monthly magazines, but Prevention is probably one of my favorites. I used to think that you had to be old to read it, but I have long since been proven wrong. I came across a cool...

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas? Go to Ludington!

2008-11-15T03:20:52Z

It seems pink is the color of the season this year in Ludington. I have been to this great town many times in the summer, but now I have a reason to go and see the display. It's great to...

Outsmarting Sneaky Cells

2008-11-12T00:54:35Z

Sometimes it is encouraging to read about the latest research findings in the world of breast cancer. Take this study for example: According to this article about 70 percent of breast cancer cells have receptors for the hormone estrogen, which...

Calling All Readers and Resource Needers

2008-11-05T13:59:11Z

I stumbled upon a website yesterday that I thought was worth a mention. Paper Book Swap is a place where you can trade books for the cost of mailing them. This is a great place for avid readers like me,...

Thankful Thursday

2008-10-30T13:53:20Z

Okay it isn't quite Halloween yet, but I am thinking about Thanksgiving. Not so much what I am going to eat, but rather about the thankful portion of the day. I have found that there are two ways to deal...

Help with Food Choices... My Favorite Sites

2008-10-29T12:50:36Z

Food is everywhere. Talked about, thought about, bought, consumed. I am constantly asked about what I eat or don't eat when I am speaking to survivors and their families. I live by the mantra 'food is fuel for your body'....

Cancer is Better with a Good Coach

2008-10-25T13:49:20Z

In case you haven't noticed it is football season. In my house it is nearly a year round endeavor, but right now it is all football all the time. My husband is a high school coach. So you might be...

Happy Birthday Sydney, My Wish For You

2008-10-21T15:04:26Z

Here we are in the midst of another fall season. With football consuming my husband's time and Breast Cancer Awareness Month adding to the busyness of mine my daughter keeps reminding me that the biggest event is almost here. Her...

Help with Oral Mucositis, now that's a good thing

2008-10-19T02:14:30Z

It has been quite some time since I have had chemotherapy drugs that cause debilitating side affects, but I still remember it well. I was happy to find that there have been advances in treating one in particular, oral mucositis....

An Apple A Day

2008-10-16T12:32:44Z

With all of the great recipes for apples I thought I would give you a reason to indulge. This is the best time of year for apples as we all know and the research is telling me to dig in....

Want to lose weight? Try stress

2008-10-11T23:07:32Z

Life has been a bit crazy. More than that it has been stressful. Even normal days have gone a little nuts and lately I find myself at the end of the night in bed and hungry. It seems pointless to...

Got Plans Next Monday? Come to the Survivor Celebration

2008-10-07T20:53:10Z

On Monday October 13th, the WINS Breast Cancer Support Group is hosting their 19th Anniversary Celebration from 6:30 to 9:00pm at the Sparrow St. Lawrence Campus in Lansing. How do I know this you ask? Because I am the guest...