What you need to know before you begin radiation for breast cancer. Non-Medical Advice from a Breast Cancer Survivor Breast Cancer Radiation Treatments, the name alone, is intimidating enough, but the thought of a large, strange machine pointing and shooting radiation into my body made me cringe. I half expected to glow like some science fiction movie character or for…
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It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month once again. Pinktober is the time of year when everything from T-shirts to mugs to jewelry is covered in pink ribbons and sold in stores. It’s also the time of year when social media lights up with superficial posts and reminders to get your annual mammogram. But this year, let’s do something more meaningful than…
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Ditch the Bucket List and Create a Life List Journal instead! This week I’m redesigning my Life List. What’s a life list, you ask? Well, most people call it a bucket list. A place to write down all the things you’d like to accomplish before “kicking the bucket.” I’ve always found the term bucket list to be somewhat negative and…
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Is your Sugar-Free diet suffering because you can’t tame your sweet tooth? Do you wish you could enjoy delicious treats without sabotaging your diet? Well, now you can! Check out this list of the best healthy sugar-free snacks. Staying on a sugar-free diet can be difficult. Especially if you have a sweet tooth as I do. I’ve been on a…
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When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I received a lot of advice. Everyone seemed to have different suggestions and ideas to share with me, and many of them were helpful. However, the best advice I received came from two wonderful, wise, Christian women. Their words of wisdom guided me in the way I approached my breast cancer diagnosis, treatment,…
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