Have you ever wondered where soldiers go when they retreat? When they need to step away from the battlefield and care for their wounded? When they must crawl out from their fox holes and away from the blazing fire falling down upon their heads?
Sometimes it’s not even by choice these brave few must pull up [...]

Dear Boobie Fairy,
Now I hear it’s that time of year again, some call it BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. A time of year when folk all over the world focus on defeating this beast we call Breast Cancer. She’s a real menace you see. Scratching and clawing her way from one boobie to the next. She [...]

Cleaning Out the Cobb Webs
August 29, 2009–Katy, Tx.–How often do we get caught up in the running of our day to day lives? We run here, there trying to the best of our abilities to be everywhere. We take care of the kids, our husbands ( and wives) and anyone else we feel needs us [...]

Island of Misfits

Katy, Tx.–August 4, 2009–Most definitely there are times when living in the aftermath of breast cancer feels a lot like living on an Island of misfits. You really do understand there is just something a little off, a bit different about you now. Still you want to believe if just for a moment, [...]

July 24, 2009–Katy, Tx.–Yesterday as I wandered the aisles and through the shelves of our library I was reminded of a very powerful conversation I had with my son Joshua a while back. He was all of about 10 years old when he sat down next to me announcing he had come to an interesting [...]

A Guide For Life Beyond Treatment
By Kairol Rosenthal
Chicago, Illinois–July 22, 2009–I was diagnosed with cancer at 27. After treatment, I ditched my hospital gown and hit the road.  Traveling from the Big Apple to the Bible Belt, I recorded one-on-one conversations with 25 young adult cancer survivors who confessed to me experiences they had [...]

Life after Breast Cancer
By Christina Olachia
Katy, Tx.–July 20, 2009–Any cancer survivor will say it is a long hard road to remission. Many times before we know what has happened our lives have taken turns we never saw coming. The road of cancer is not an easy one nor is it one of complete [...]

Las Vegas–June 26, 2009–Wearing pink for breast cancer, or buying pink products, is a demonstration of your support for the enslavement of women by a highly-unethical industry that seeks to turn women’s bodies into profit centers. Wearing pink shouts, “I support the ignorance of women! I support Big Pharma! I support male-dominated corporate control over [...]

June 8, 2009–(Katy, Tx)–Since my battle with breast cancer began I have been called many things from ‘Trooper’ to ‘Fighter’ to ‘Gladiator’. An unlikely gladiator at best I would say, but in looking back, I am truly humbled by the journey. I have lived and learned from this beast as I have watched others dear [...]

Katy Tx, May 24, 2009–Last night was one of those extra special ones. It wasn’t a planned night. No, it was one of those magical, spontaneous type of evenings. 
I made my way into the kitchen and decided I was up to helping with the evening meal. It was taco night. My kids love taco night. [...]