Call it a Menopausal madness moment, but I thought I should enter the Pillsbury Bake Off. This, as it turns out, has not been my most astute commitment. I just got swept up in the excitement of the $1,000,000.00 prize that in 2008 went to the recipe for a peanut butter cookie. Let me say…
DetailsSusan Love’s Army of Women, http://www.armyofwomen.org/ has posted a Call to Action for women in the San Francisco, Stanford University area to participate in a new study. This study looks at the brain and cognitive function of breast cancer survivors and non survivors. I am fascinated with the brain, and any studies concerning the brain…
DetailsI love reading the morning paper with my coffee and breakfast. Lately I find myself looking for more in my paper. More paper that is. When I pick up the paper in my driveway it feels lighter and lighter. Even the Sunday paper is light weight. I want more paper to sustain my 2 cup…
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DetailsMy Mother decided to go into an assisted living facility. She picked the one she liked and 6 weeks later she made the move. We are all thrilled. This facility is like a docked cruise ship. It is elegant, friendly, great food, lots of activities, and excursions. The average age at this center is 83.…
DetailsI like Michelle Obama. She comes across, smart, savvy, grounded, a sense of humor, and very connected to her role in history. She has an athletic sense of style. That style is a great role model for women of all ages. Then there is the subject of Michelle’s arms. A lot has been said and…
DetailsHOTLIPS SODA, like drinking fresh fruit in a bottle. For those of us who can’t drink alcoholic beverages, here is a tasty alternative.
DetailsI attended this year’s Susan G Komen for the Cure®, Breast Cancer Issues conference in Portland, Oregon. This conference addressed risk reduction, treatment options and survivorship. It was a great, well organized, and well attended conference. The 3 sessions had 5 lectures to chose, all very interesting, resulting in a difficult choice. Luckily the notes…
DetailsIt is so easy to say to some one “How are you” and to answer, “Well, How about you?”This conversational banality does not fare well with doctors or as a patient. If you don’t feel well and are ill, it is an art to describe your symptoms intelligently. Most of us don’t have experience in…
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