I love me some Madeline. And, if you dont read her blog regularly already, you should. Before you do, however, make you some breakfast, settle in and read her message of hope. Hi everyone! My name is Madeline and I blog over at Food, Fitness, and Family about my three favorite things: good food, sweaty workouts, and life as a family of three. I am so excited to be ... Continue Reading
Genetically blessed (guest post)
I call myself a Darwinian Fail for a number of reasons, but my latest misadventure has stemmed from one tiny piece of genetic code, known in the medical world as BRCA1. BRCA is known to us regular folks as the "breast cancer gene". This little genetic mutation is thought to play a key role in the rate of breast cancer found in the women who carry it. It increases their risk of ... Continue Reading
Be A Bulldog (Ovarian Cancer Awareness mth post)
Thanks so much to Abbe for sharing her story: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I started off writing this blog with all the difficult details of my experience 10 years ago with ovarian cancer. But then I decided that I really should just boil it all down to what I learned from being diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer at the age of 35. And what I learned was this: ... Continue Reading
I love you, Mom (ovarian cancer awareness guest post).
September is ovarian cancer awareness month. This cause is very near and dear to my heart because I lost my Mother seven years ago due to ovarian cancer. Her cancer was a blessing and a curse all at the same time. Here is her story: The week before Christmas, 1997, my Mother ended up in the emergency room in immense pain from what she thought was pleurisy. She had been sick with the flu and ... Continue Reading
Remembering a life cut short.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. This month (like the other 11) I'll be thinking a great deal about my friend Sue who passed away only two months after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The picture above is from her 50th birthday party. A surprise party which even at the time seemed a fantastically, perfectly over-the-top celebration of my friend’s 50 ... Continue Reading