What are you thankful for?
Thanksgiving. A day off of work for most.  A day to spend with family, watch football and eat, eat eat.Every family has their own tradition.  Doug and I go out to eat with his Dad and Uncle at the Perry Hotel, they put on a fantastic buffet and it is well known in the area for its food.As I was eating the turkey and roast beef tonight I couldn't he

What to Do When a Loved One Has Cancer
I was asked if I would consider a guest post.  Here it is.I wouldn’t wish it on even my worst enemy because it is a fate worse than death – being afflicted by cancer is to die even while you live, slowly and painfully. I watched a close friend suffer every single day after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

Nothing to fear?
I have been thinking about this post for a while.  Something that all survivors think about, but don't want to talk about. Fear of recurrence.  I don't know ANY friends of mine that are survivors who don't think about this at least at least once. Mostly during times close to doctors appointments.  Yeah that's right I have an oncology appointment in about a week.&n

The Cancer Warrior on Empoweradio.com
I have a tale to tellSometimes it gets so hard to hide it well Lyrics from a Madonna song "Live to Tell" one of my favorite songs of hers.  Very appropriate I think as a cancer survivor.  It took a long time for me to tell my story.  Vic and I talked about telling my story on The Vic McCarty show, and I wanted to but I was a

This is in response to a New York Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03second.html?_r=3&scp=2&sq=mammograms&st=cse(you may have to cut and paste this link to read)Above is the link to the New York Times Article.  Above that is a mammography machine.  I have had about eight mammograms since I have been diagnose