I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 48 from a routine mammogram. I took my experience with my chemical induced menopause to start my company making wicking sleepwear for women experiencing night sweats.
Is the subject of menopause accepted and acknowledged in the work place? Is it the excuse, the joke or the put down? Is it still taboo?
I remember very clearly sexist remarks when I was just ...
May 21, 2013 - 3:11pm
Know anyone who has had Shingles? It is truly dreadful! I have a neighbor who had it twice in 2011. Both times she had to go on pain medications to cope with the pain from Shingles, missed work ...
April 29, 2013 - 7:21am
I have garden fever. A few nice days and a trip to the grocery store confirmed I am not alone. It is getting to be that time of year.
My husband has expanded our gardens to about 800 square ...
April 26, 2013 - 8:09am
Are you a social worker? Are you a nurse? Are you looking for ways to volunteer and use your skills? Are you looking for a new career in the health field? Are you just starting your college or ...
April 22, 2013 - 12:45pm
I recently started my 4th clinical exercise study for cancer survivors. For this study I was randomized to a Tai Chi class. The other arms of the study are a stretch class and a strength training ...
April 6, 2013 - 11:29am
Every year in December oncologists, and other cancer professionals meet in San Antonio Texas for a breast cancer symposium. There the latest news on clinical trials is presented. Every one wonders ...
February 22, 2013 - 10:06am
The Lance Armstrong’s confession of being a liar, a cheat and ruining the careers of many fellow athletes has captured the news since October with the climax being an interview with Oprah. In ...
January 22, 2013 - 10:17am
I have been in sales pretty much my whole adult life. Part of selling someone something is also being rejected. You get told ‘No’, quite a bit. A good sales person looks at the ‘No’ as an ...
December 16, 2012 - 3:41pm
Because of my old lady sciatic issues, I can no longer go to my exercise class. Without a class I easily become a slug. Sure I bike daily but what is my upper body doing? Right now the weather is ...
November 28, 2012 - 12:14pm
This is part five and my final week of blogging about breast cancer for the month of October. This week the subject is alternative care during treatments and after your treatments have ended. As ...
October 31, 2012 - 10:01am
This is part three of my weekly blogs about breast cancer during the month of October. So what happens if you or your sister, mother, partner, bff or daughter is diagnosed with breast cancer? A ...
October 16, 2012 - 12:47pm
This is part two of my posts about breast cancer for the month of October. This week I ask the ridiculous question about being prepared for a potentially life threatening or life altering ...
October 8, 2012 - 1:25pm
This year I am a 10-year breast cancer survivor. I am hopefully looking forward to another 10 years of survivorship, but I want to look back too.
I was familiar with breast cancer before I was ...
October 1, 2012 - 7:10pm
Have you read the story or saw on Ellen, Kellie Pickler with her head shaved in support of her friend with breast cancer?
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September 18, 2012 - 2:30pm
An interesting phenomenon is among baby boomers as we die off. Good chance if you are over 50 you have had a co-worker, friend or sibling die not suddenly.
If the terminal person has a ...
September 4, 2012 - 8:49am
I have officially become an old lady. I had an inkling 2 years ago when I hurt my back doing push-ups and now have had it medically confirmed. The diagnosis is not “Old Lady” or the Latin ...
August 29, 2012 - 9:12am
If you have never heard of a gong bath, it is time. No clothes are removed, no water is entered but relaxation is the end result!
It is said to be a ‘sound meditation experience’. I am a very ...
August 20, 2012 - 9:35am
Sometimes we just look at promotions in a business life reference. Really promotions happen more often in real life and some without our own influence.
Promotions:
Daughter or Son (Birth ...
August 13, 2012 - 4:12pm
For the last 8 years I have been in over a dozen clinical trials as a participant of the ‘Control’ group. I have had my eyes tested, bone density tested, some taste sensation, pain thresholds, ...
July 30, 2012 - 2:37pm
I love blueberries. I have about a dozen plants and harvest about 30 pounds from my own bushes a year. I fight off the birds by netting the bushes; flying a flag and having 2 cats patrol the area. ...
July 16, 2012 - 1:26pm
I graduated from High School in 1971, the truly dark ages of women sports. Title IX was passed in 1972, 40 years ago this week. Women who grew up in the 1980’s are the true first beneficiaries of ...
June 20, 2012 - 10:02am
What I wouldn’t give for some estrogen! Just a bit of estrogen to make my skin smoother, my disposition sweeter and my sweating more moist than wet. My grammar check tells me ‘more moist’ is not ...
June 6, 2012 - 9:04am
When Planned Parenthood of NY applied to become a grantee from Komen for the Cure and was turned down, a PR [edited by site moderator] storm ensued. Nancy Brinker, founder of Komen did not ...
May 21, 2012 - 1:57pm
I propose that women live longer because they wear lipstick. They wear Chapstick also more than men. This is an unproven theory, just my own hypothesis that I will defend lightly.
Lipstick has ...
April 24, 2012 - 10:20am
An innovative marketing strategy by a local ice cream shop gives customers a lactaid pill if they complain they cannot digest the high fat in their ice cream. I think this is genius! It is ...
April 17, 2012 - 5:28pm
Want to get the most out of your doctor appointment? Follow these tips:
1. Write down the reasons for your visit
List your health concerns but limit to 4 issues per visit
2. Have ...
April 5, 2012 - 5:47pm
1.Night Sweats
Night sweats can be caused by a variety of things. A clamminess or dampness to a full body soaking wet, have to change the sheets and take a shower feeling. It all means that you ...
March 29, 2012 - 11:34am
Summer is coming. Those of us who have hot flashes at night are dreading the change in weather. Waking up with your hair stuck to the pillow, or needing an entire change of pajamas is not ...
Haralee commented on Michele Blacksberg RN's post Hot Flashes at Night? Options to Help Keep You Cool