Originally posted on Kim Chaffee- My breast cancer story:
At my last medical appointment my primary MD, informed me that drinking alcohol and having a history of cancer is asking for problems. So when I went home, I researched this topic. I was stunned to discover how high the odds are ( 90% ) increase…
Originally posted on MammographyKC.com – breast health, breast imaging, breast knowledge.:
Philips Ultrasound EPIQ – Breast by Philips Communications (via Flickr) Copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) In a new study reported in February’s Radiology, the importance of breast ultrasound as an addition to mammography was again highlighted. Ultrasound was shown to…
I walk down the long empty hallway of the school; it’s early… and eerily quiet. I can’t help but feel nervous…I’ve got doubts, fears, questions. I’m back at work after three months of living someone else’s life. Am I up to it? Will I be too tired? The other day I stopped at Stewarts’ to […]
Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer :
I met recently with a group of women in South Australia who are inspiring change. Pictured with members of Cancer Voices SA. Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Inspiring Change is the 2014 theme, encouraging advocacy for women’s advancement everywhere in every way. The history…
Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
To view correctly, please click the image and then click again to magnify! Top 10 Scientific Benefits of Compassion (Infographic) by Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.
Originally posted on Forest Garden:
Hellebores shyly begin to grow in the middle of winter, sending up fresh new leaves and flower scapes under cover of their sturdy, evergreen leaves left standing from the previous season. These thick, protective leaves offer cover from freezing temperatures, snow, ice, and winter winds. Hellebores in late January, finally…
I sat at the table, hungrily devouring warm shepherd’s pie and a hunk of salty Cabot Vermont cheese; but my spirit was in Rome…wandering amid the statues and ruins, dancing in a train of grotesque and yet-familiar revelers to the throbbing of techno-music, silently gliding beneath ancient stone bridges…gazing into the cloudy eyes of a […]
“Laughter is the best medicine — unless you’re diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.” Joseph Carrott I love funny anything…movies, books, songs…but, especially, people. I have often gotten in trouble for being funny at the wrong times; which only increases the chance that I will be a snorting – wailing […]
Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer :
Today is World Cancer Day, a chance to raise our collective voices in the name of improving general knowledge around cancer and dismissing misconceptions about the disease. The focus of this year’s campaign is on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration: Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the…
I’ve always noticed hands…maybe it was because, growing up, I usually found my hand buried in someone else’s. As the youngest of four girls, seems someone bigger and stronger was chronically holding my tiny fluttering hand in theirs. I remember sometimes struggling to pull my hand from captivity; wiggling and straining to be free. But, truly I sought the shelter and strength offered […]
To Be Continued... Christine 