Some shots of the family

I’ve come to realize that most of my readers have never met me or my family so I thought I’d put up a couple of pictures.
This is the real reason that most of us go through just about any treatment they can come up with.  There’s me, my darling husband, “Pumpkin” my son and [...]

The difficulty of disclosure

What was it like for you, telling people about your breast cancer diagnosis?  Was it harder doing it face to face or from a distance via phone or e-mail?  Did you feel like you were comforting those that you told rather than the other way around?  Was it harder for you to tell colleagues or [...]

My hero of the day: Livia Ionce

Many of you have already read about Livia Ionce, the Canadian woman who has given birth to her 18th child.  In doing some further research I have found this interesting tidbit;  she has had no multiples.  Now think about that.  She is 44 years old and had 18 individual pregnancies. Now assuming that her pregnancies [...]

Top 10 spelling words for 1st grade

10. harmful
9. army
8. garden
7. parked
6.  yard
5.  sharpest
4. farther
3.  partner
2. warning
1.  monarch
EXTRA CREDIT: apartment, sarcastic
I don’t remember even having spelling tests in the first grade, especially not three syllable words, Yikes!

Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. At a news conference in Chapel Hill, NC in March 2007, Ms. Edwards who is 57 told reporters that doctors had discovered cancer on a rib on her right side after feeling pains. She is a wife, mother and author of Saving Graces.