Tears In Our Chili

What does it mean to chase your dreams?  For me, it is not things that are big, expensive and difficult, it is little things you desire to do but often save for “when the kids leave”, “when I retire”, “when we have the money” or “when we have more time”.  What is going to be [...]

Angelina Jolie.  Robin Roberts.  Valerie Harper.  Sharon Osbourne.  Brooke Burke Charvet. Meredith Vieira. Kara DioGuardi. Within the past month I have seen numerous stories on television and in print about celebrities and their personal experiences with cancer.  Immediately, the media jumps on these stories like a shark detecting blood in the water. We become inundated [...]

As I sit in the sun and reflect on the past year,  I’m so grateful. I remember last year wanting very desperately to go to Relay for Life and walk the survivor lap.  But I had received chemo the day before.  I wanted to push myself but I just didn’t have the strength. I was [...]

Yesterday I attended the inaugural Survivorship 101 class at Batte Cancer Center.  First, let me say what an honor is was to be part of  such an amazing group of men and women.  Second, I’d like to thank April Carroll  and her partners for an incredible job. This was a small group of women and [...]

It was one year ago yesterday, February 27th, I had a biopsy to determine what type of cancer was renting space in my breast.  And, tomorrow, February 29th…well technically, tomorrow doesn’t exist.  Just like the cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on leap year/day.  I find that God was in control even from the [...]