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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

July 23rd, 2008

Who Wouldn’t Want A Survivor’s Guide for the Breast Cancer Journey?

Update: Read through to the bottom of this post if you want to be entered in the drawing to win this journal!
Who here has a pocket folder full of information and notes that you put together when you were first diagnosed with breast cancer? A 3-ring binder? A manilla folder hanging in a Pendaflex file?
Well, […]

By Karen Lynch -- 21 comments

April 17th, 2008

Chemobrain: Real or Not?

I’ve heard lots about chemobrain. You know, the mild cognitive impairment people experience while they’re undergoing chemotherapy. Memory lapses. The inability to retain details and common words. Difficulty concentrating. The inability to multi-task. Those top the list of complaints people have. The American Cancer Society says it’s real (here’s the link). They also estimate (on […]

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

April 17th, 2008

A Survivor Story: Cathy Bueti

As I said in the first post of the three part Survivor Story I shared with you earlier this month, every breast cancer survivor has a story to tell. Each breast cancer survivor’s story is equally important, equally significant, equally magnificent.
Today I’m going to share with you the personal story of Cathy Bueti.
Introducing … Cathy […]

By Karen Lynch -- 3 comments