Life After The “C” Word
As a young woman I didn’t think too much about breast cancer. I figured that I would deal with it when I was older. I had time to figure it all out later, right? Well later came much sooner than I expected. Twenty came, and so did 30 all was well. [...]

I have learned cancer can be cruel, incredibly overwhelming and at times over powering. I have learned through my journey while there days when you are completely inspired to keep up the fight, there are simply those days when you have no fight left in you. 

I have learned there are parts to this journey where [...]

Breast Cancer vs. Relationships
By Gena Womack
After a breast cancer diagnosis a relationship is tested and tried in a variety of ways.  It does not matter on the surgery chosen by the woman she initially feels insecurity and questions and thoughts haunt her brain on how will I ever deal with all of this, please my [...]

Christina and Johnny Olachia
Two little words with a big punch…. Breast Cancer.
Does this sound all too familiar?
Crazy, Insane, Out of control…
Do you feel cancer has taken control of your whole life?
Well then get on board! This car is heading down the track.
Seriously I don’t know about you, but my life has jumped ship onto a [...]

Starting or growing a family after breast cancer: Helpful resources
By Tina Koral
 
Back in 2003, when my doctor told me I had cancer, I didn’t cry. When he told me I would need a mastectomy because my tumors were so large, I didn’t cry. When he said I’d lose my hair courtesy of chemotherapy and radiation would burn my chest [...]

Two words: Breast Cancer.
Stage: Two.
Nodes: Positive.
Type: Triple Negative.
Plan of Action: Mastectomy followed by chemo.
First thought: Dear God. What will my kids do!
Written by Christina…
Life is so fragile, in moments our lives change and suddenly we realize we have no time to lose.
Life is not just changing, life is racing past you. There is no making [...]

Anticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber
A book review by Tina Koral
David Servan-Schreiber on Living Healthier Interview
I’m a breast cancer survivor of over five years. To be honest, in those five years, I have not significantly changed my lifestyle in an effort to reduce my risk of cancer returning. I’ve switched [...]

There are more than 250,000 women 40 and under in the U.S. living with breast cancer, and over 11,100 young women will be diagnosed in the next year. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women ages 15 to 54 . These young survivors have their own conferences. Their own internet message [...]