Beautiful, Amazing and Inspiring

I want to share another blog of note by an AMAZING women. Carrie Robinson has provided me with inspiration,  laughs, and leaves me amazed by her spirit in the fight against her cancer. 
Carrie is a young adult cancer survivor and fighter. She is the founder of Midwest R.E.A.C.H. Project (Regional Education, Awareness & Cancer Helps [...]

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The Medpedia Project – Welcome

I am excited to welcome Medpedia to my blog network. I am honored to be one of their community administrators for this incredible project. The ”Communities of Interest” pages are where consumers share the latest information on topics of interest and medical professionals join the conversation. I am part of the Breast Cancer Community , along with Thomas McGlone, MD. [...]

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Gastric Cancer Fund Joins Blogging World

You’ve heard me talk about the awesome work JP Gallagher is doing with his organization The Gastric Cancer Fund. GCF has now joined the blogging world to help grow the organization and to support others facing the disease.
JP is doing amazing things with GCF. I am so impressed by the efforts to build the first gastric cancer [...]

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Comment From Reader

The comment on my previous post was deleted. Here is the comment:
How can you compare the events of 9-11 to cancer? It was a tragedy felt by all of us Americans and even the world! Do you really think it makes as big of an impact?
I have always followed your writing but do not think [...]

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Where Were You?

Today is  a day that we will always remember – 9/11. This morning I’ve heard so many people say that it is my generation’s Pearl Harbor. We pause to remember the victims, and to honor the fallen heroes.
I always have a chill that runs up my spine when I think about the tragedy. My oldest [...]

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Courage Unmasked – Tonight!

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is sponsoring one of the most unique events. It will truly be unlike any fundraising event you have ever experienced before.
On September 9, 2009, the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center  (Washington, DC) is hosting the event called “Courage Unmasked.”  Over 100 artists from all over the country [...]

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“We are the troops on the front lines.”

Amazing story shared by Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer …
I love this story from the CNN heroes series about breast cancer survivor, Andrea Ivory, who is on a mission to save lives one house at a time. Ivory formed the Florida Breast Health Initiative group to educate women about breast cancer, and she has a unique way [...]

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The Gastric Cancer Fund

Many people who look at cancer in the face become like the proverbial phoenix rising  – reborn anew to live! JP Gallagher is one of those individuals who did not sit by and let cancer dictate his life.
In October of 2007 JP was diagnosed with gastric (stomach) cancer. It is a cancer rarely seen in younger [...]

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Drew Olanoff

Another amazing person in the fight against cancer – Drew Olanoff. Drew has a great voice. Make sure you check him out. What will you blame on Drew’s cancer? Blame Drew’s Cancer.

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Life Beyond Treatment – by Kairol Rosenthal, Guest Blogger

I was diagnosed with cancer at 27.  After treatment, I ditched my hospital gown and hit the road.  Traveling from the Big Apple to the Bible Belt, I recorded one-on-one conversations with 25 young adult cancer survivors who confessed to me experiences they had never told anyone else.
I was surprised by how many patients said [...]

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