PURPLE WITH A PURPOSE Hello everyone and welcome back to the Blog. Believe it or not, it’s November already and the holidays are nearly upon us. In addition to ushering in the winter holiday season, November also is Gratitude Month and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. As we’ll be discussing gratitude next week, this Blog is […]
GOING PURPLE FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
PURPLE WITH A PURPOSE – WHAT’S NEW IN THE FIGHT? Welcome everyone to another FACTUAL FRIDAY. It’s November – the beginning of the Holiday Season — and it’s also PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. Now, pancreatic cancer is what I call a “silent cancer.” This means that it often remains asymptomatic and undiagnosed until it is […]
BREAST CANCER AND HEART DISEASE – THE CONNECTION
THE CARDIO SIDE OF CANCER TREATMENTS It’s another WELLNESS WEDNESDAY everyone and the last day in February. So, of course, that means it’s the last day of AMERICAN HEART HEALTH MONTH as well. Last week we discussed heart health and the fact that heart disease is the number one health risk for women today. Now, […]
PRESERVING HER OPTIONS – CANCER AND REPRODUCTION
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Hello everyone and welcome to another FACTUAL FRIDAY. Today is the first day of December. And, as another year comes to an end, I often find myself thinking about “what might have been.” This is not to say I’m not bursting with gratitude every day for all I have and all […]
CANCER CARE DURING A NATURAL DISASTER
COPING WITH CANCER AND MOTHER NATURE Hello everyone and welcome to another WELLNESS WEDNESDAY. It’s Hurricane Season in the United States and for the past three weeks we have been experiencing a rash of weather-related emergencies along our southern coast. Now, coping with a natural disaster is hard enough. But, when you or a loved […]
