August 6th, 2008
When the news stories related that Christina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer after an MRI … it started me thinking and researching (of course).
Christina was considered ‘at high risk’ for the disease because her mother had breast cancer — and MRI screening is recommended for those at high risk of the disease. Clearly, she […]
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July 10th, 2008
Marisa Acocella Marchetto is the author of a great graphic memoir entitled ‘Cancer Vixen’ — you really have to check it out. (Here’s a review of the book that I wrote for my former blog.)
Marisa has started the Cancer Vixen Fund at St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in NYC.
Anyway, she’s using what’s she’s got going […]
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June 5th, 2008
Yesterday’s review of the Polaroid i631 digital camera got me thinking about the benefits of disposable cameras … inexpensive, non-breakable, great for kids, disposable recyclable if returned to Fujifilm by your photofinisher … then I remembered, ‘hey, I have one of those … let me give it away’!
I have a QuickSnap 800 Flash One-Time-Use Camera […]
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April 24th, 2008
The next time you go to “google” something, head over to Pink Ribbon Search.com and you’ll fund free mammograms.
Pink Ribbon Search is a search engine that ‘combines the power of Google and Yahoo’ — 100% of the revenue generated from advertisers on the site is given to non-profit partners to fund clinics and mobile mammography […]
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