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Have you ever tried to get away from cancer? To spend some time away from the disease that has already taken up so much of your life? To give your psyche a reprieve from all the negatives that cancer conjures up?
I have.
Yes, me. A woman dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness, I tried to […]
Last night I posted Connie Pombo’s survivor story. I also had the honor of asking her a few questions about survivorship … here’s what she shared:
What was the worst part of your experience with breast cancer?
The worst part of my cancer diagnosis was knowing that I might not be alive to see my children through […]
Today I’m going to share with you the personal breast cancer survivor story of Connie Pombo.
Connie recently shared how her life changed drastically on March 21, 1996 when she heard those fateful words, ‘you have cancer.’
It is my pleasure to share this survivor story with you. Everyone? Meet Connie Pombo:
“What did I do […]
I just wanted to remind all of my new readers … there are two contests going on here at the Pink Ribbon Review that are about to end. I’m giving away:
One Belkin Remix iPod Nano Case kindly donated by the folks at Belkin.
Two copies of The Department of Lost and Found, a novel by […]
What a great night it was at Fairfield University’s Second Annual Relay for Life event. As part of the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer program, the student volunteers put on an event that mirrors all Relay for Life events — complete with the luminaria ceremony — and made me so proud to be a […]
Tonight, I’m speaking at Fairfield University’s second annual Relay for Life. As reported in The Mirror, Fairfield U’s student newspaper:
“A talk will be held at the reception by Fairfield alum and cancer survivor Karen Lynch, who spoke last year’s opening ceremony at last year’s Relay For Life.”
I did speak at the event last year — […]
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the world. There are 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Globally, 4.4 million women are alive today who were diagnosed with breast cancer in the last five years (source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure). It’s pretty safe to say that on any […]
Earlier today I posted Cathy Bueti’s survivor story. I also had the privilege of asking her a few questions about survivorship … here’s what she shared with me:
1. What was the worst part of your experience with breast cancer?
One of the worst parts I have to say was losing my hair during chemo. More so […]
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 […]
(PRNewsFoto/Susan G. Komen for the Cure)
Do you know her as Miranda Hobbes, the workaholic lawyer? Did you watch Sex and the City? Well, Cynthia Nixon is also the daughter of a two time breast cancer survivor and has now told the world that she’s a survivor herself.
She kept her 2006 diagnosis and treatment to herself […]
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Written by Karen Lynch [email] for b5media.
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