Ted Kennedy’s Convention Speech

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Caroline.
My fellow Democrats, my fellow Americans, it is so wonderful to be here.
And nothing — nothing is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight.
I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America, to restore its future, to rise to our best ideals, [...]

BPA is safe?

The Food and Drug Administration, responsible for determining the safety of what Americans put in their bodies, has looked at the dangers of Bisphenol A and concluded that “adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses.” Their study acknowledges that the stuff gets into our bodies: “FDA [...]

Cancer is such fun.

So the imaging department called to schedule the PET scan.     “Alright, now remember you can’t eat anything for this, you can have black coffee or water only.  Our next appointment is Tuesday at 1 pm.”
Me: “1 pm? I need to be NPO until 1pm?”
Imaging:  “Oh is that a problem?  Are you diabetic?”
Me: “No, I’m just [...]

Contagious Cancer - What a headline.

Okay, I’ll admit it, the headline got me.  Read the article in Harpers which is well written. What have I learned from this piece?  If you’re a human, don’t go shoving bits of other people’s tumors into yourself. Lots of other bits as well.  here’s the piece: http://harpers.org/archive/2008/04/0081988

Exercise and Cancer

I’ve been cleared by my doctors and physical therapist to have my first meeting with a personal trainer.  It’s scheduled for Monday.  Articles like this one are the reason why.
As the group of women trickled into the aerobics studio at the Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center in Manhattan on a recent Thursday morning, there were subtle [...]

Join on in

I’m with her!
http://motherswithcancer.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/kill-it-with-laughter/

Intelligent design - NOT

Well, if you believe in creationism or intelligent design then stop reading right here.
Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is the same as for life itself - evolution. After analyzing a half million gene mutations, the researchers found that [...]

Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb is the host of NBC’s Today Show’s fourth hour. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2007 at age 43. She had a mastectomy and tramflap reconstruction. She was interviewed by Ann Curry in October of 2007 at which time she shared her breast cancer story with the [...]

Doctor’s appointment

Yesterday was a follow up appointment with my oncologist. I’m on the every six month schedule now and my anxiety goes through the roof as these appointments approach. So I took a walk with Ann who was diagnosed during my treatment and breathe some fresh air and then take a Xanax!  We [...]

Just a couple of drug articles

Medical marijuana and minors from Boing Boing and Reason TV
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/24/medical-marijuana-an.html
How about LSD as a cancer cure? via: Stupid Cancer Blog
http://imtooyoungforthis.blogspot.com/2008/07/cancer-cure-found-in-lsd-timothy-leary.html
And finally Coffee from the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/health/05brod.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1218344444-bNvA5C//tfdTOkPtEWnW7Q