I decided last week to paint my office. I thought, I have painted before, I run a successful business, and I can do this over the week-end. It’s only a 12′ X 10″ room. How hard can it be? That is what I was thinking when I blindly started this project. First Clue that I…
DetailsI was recently asked to write something about cancer, so here it is: One thing I know about cancer is that you as the patient must cultivate a sense of humor. The disease is so serious, the doctors and staff, all so serious with that forced cheeriness, something or someone has to crack and that…
DetailsSunday June First is Cancer Survivor Day. Right in between Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Proms, Weddings and Graduations is the little known outside of the world of cancer a holiday to celebrate survivorship. How appropriate. Cancer is the disease that can just occur in your busy life. Sandwiched between growing up, working…
DetailsI call this blog ‘Entrepreneurial Menopause Freedom’ for a reason. Not in my wildest dreams, 6 years ago when given a breast cancer diagnosis did I think it would lead to the freedom of running my own business. When treatments threw me into menopause, I never thought I would be using that experience to run…
DetailsEat your greens is now a proven mantra. Folate found in spinach and other leafy greens is the best food source of this vitamin. Nutrients found in veggies and fruits consumed have the best preventative effects against developing cancers. We are all familiar with increased doses of Folic Acid in pre-natal vitamins to prevent birth…
DetailsIn this Spring’s Issue of “Women and Cancer”, www.womenandcancermag.com, there is a story titled, ‘Here comes the Bride’, about Brides against Breast Cancer, www.makingmemories.org. My husband and I have volunteered for this event here in Portland, Oregon for the last 3 years. It is a very, very fun event to be a volunteer. It is…
DetailsI have to admit first off that I am not a big fan of NewsWeek. That being said, I read this story on the internet, not in the magazine. The story title, ‘The Deepest Cut’, by Jennie Yabroff. “The author off a new memoir talks about her decision to have her breast removed to lower…
DetailsBreast Cancer is a diagnosis that is shocking to the woman who hears it. Since symptoms are more or less a lump, the prognosis of having a life threatening disease while feeling just fine is hard to grasp. When I went thorough my breast cancer treatments, it was the five months of chemotherapy that were…
DetailsAs a small company and manufacturer, I try to run my business with a social conscience. I give a percentage of sales to charity, breast cancer awareness. I have my products made in the USA. I try to buy goods to make my product that are made in the USA, and that is the reason…
DetailsI live in Portland, Oregon. Here, like many cities, we have lots of Doctors and Dentists because we have the schools and the graduates stay and set up shop. What makes Portland unique is we also have a college of naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and one for chiropractors. This means there is lots of practicing alternative…
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