The new trend for brides is to coordinate pajamas/robes for either the bachelorette party or day of, getting ready, in their wedding colors. This trend was news to me when this spring I found myself on the phone with a bride 3 times and 4 emails in 2 days. She was putting together her…
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I noticed in the news recently that women are being called female. I even heard about a college ‘female ‘basketball team. When did this happen, the change in terms? Is it to accommodate the transgender or the questioning gender population? I for one don’t like it at all. I am a woman. My cat…
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The “M” word isn’t marriage, or muscle or maturity, or male or masculine or music or money or meow but MENOPAUSE. Some time around the last year or two, the word menopause became a word not spoken out loud! I don’t know what happened. Has a cure for menopause been found? Did women…
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We all want a fast and painless death, right? Death caused by eating peanut butter is not painless or easy. Peanut butter causing death is not because of an allergy to peanuts but due to the closing the esophagus and choking to death! The morale of this story is to put peanut butter on…
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We all know to maintain civility; it is best not to discuss religion or politics with strangers. I thought everyone knows this. In this political climate civility seems to have taken a hike and took with it polite conversation. Recently I was on a cross-country flight on a packed plane. My middle seatmate…
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The end of October marks the end of breast cancer awareness month and Halloween. Breast cancer is really the trick in this situation. It is the disease with out a cure. The treat is to act proactively! Regardless of the hype, an annual mammogram if you are 50 and older is needed. Between the…
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How can anyone be prepared for breast cancer in ourselves or our Mother, sister, friend, partner or daughter? I am asking this question about being prepared for a potentially life threatening or life altering diagnosis. Are we ever prepared for all disasters? Did you know the two leading causes of breast cancer are:…
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October is breast cancer awareness month. ALL MONTH LONG! When you live with breast cancer you do not have the luxury to have Pink Fatigue! Many companies including my own will donate a percentage of their sales to a breast cancer cause. We actually donate a percentage on all sales every day and during…
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This year I am a 14-year breast cancer survivor. I am hopefully looking forward to more years of survivorship, but I want to look back too. I was familiar with breast cancer before I was diagnosed. Yes I was aware of breast cancer, but caught up in my own life, so not truly aware. I…
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I am a 14-year member of the sisterhood of breast cancer community. We are not an exclusive club. Our sisterhood includes some men. We are from every race, age group and religion. Like any club, our sisterhood has population changes. Advancements in breast cancer detection are increasing our membership totals. Advancements in medicine…
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