In the battle of childhood cancer, we see kids and their families, nurses, and doctors who are on the front lines every day. It’s important, however, to recognize and acknowledge those behind the scenes- those out of the direct line of fire who make the fight possible. Although overlooked in …

Situations sometimes arise in our lives that have negative effects on our moods and feelings. In reality, some of these things do warrant a response and change in our moods which may be necessary at the time. However, if such moods are persisted in over long periods of time, they …

Click to read part 2 The last of two Hepatitis in my trilogy may surprise you. The first one, Alcoholic Steatohepatitis is a syndrome of progressive inflammatory liver injury caused by long-term or heavy alcohol abuse and is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis in America. This form of …

I purchased this book a few weeks ago, as I have been having some serious problems with intimacy due to my pain-riddled body. As it is such a taboo topic, I thought maybe a book would explain the situation more clearly, and perhaps give me some suggestions on how to …

It’s been just two days since my doctor uttered the ugliest word imaginable. Cancer. It’s almost impossible for me to wrap my mind around cancer. I am a healthy, 34 year old, wife and mother with possible thyroid cancer. There it is again, cancer, it sounds as ugly today as it did yesterday. …

I’m 45 yrs young, married for 22 yrs to a great man, and I have a 21 yr old daughter. I was born with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Ended up with scoliosis from the LGMD.  Then diagnosed in Feb 2007 with Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer – had 6 rounds of chemo, was declared cancer-free …

Did you know that every year almost 70,000 young adults between the ages of 15 and 40 are diagnosed with cancer? Did you also know that the survival rate for this age group has remained the same over the past three decades? Fortunately the Livestrong Young Adult Alliance is working …

I had a doctor growing up who nicknamed me Mona Lisa. He said I hid behind my smile. I was a mystery to some doctors partly because if they asked how I felt, I would grin and respond with, “I’m fine.” He would say that he could see the wheels …

Like anyone, I was afraid for my mom. She found out she had kidney disease when she got pregnant with her first child (me). She had a baby girl in May of 1994 and got married in February 1995. She was only 29 when she had her first kid and her kidneys were …

My life changed in 1998 when I started to just cry and cry and cry and not keeping home at home and work at work.  It all turned into one mess. I was a mom, I owned my own home and still do – a single mom with a man …