Ellen DeGeneres … she’s going to be another one of my idols now that she’s one of the Pink Ribbon celebrities. Because during September and October, she has teamed up with the makers of One A Day multivitamins to issue a call to action to people in need of a breast health ‘wake up call’ — figuratively and literally. Have a listen:

Is that a question you ever thought you’d be asked? But if you are meeting with a plastic surgeon to discuss your reconstruction options, it’s one you need to ponder.
You’re going to love Dr. Narayan,” my friend said to me as we talked over coffee one morning after my second diagnosis. “He did the neatest little trick with a cocktail napkin in his office when I met with him, showing me how he’d reconstruct my nipples if I chose to have a mastectomy. I almost wanted to have surgery just for those nipples he was promising me!
I did …read more

Is laughter the best medicine? Maybe not the best medicine … but it sure is damn good stuff. My family made me laugh so hard during my treatments that I swore I was going to bust a stitch or two. Literally!
Clearly, the world knows that humor makes a difference in survivors lives. Just look at these organizations doing their part to keep people laughing their way through breast cancer:
Comedy Cures is an organization working to bring laughter and therapeutic comedy to people living with illness. You can tune in to ComedyCures LaughingLunch Break PSA series on 1010 Wins Radio and …read more

In honor of the fact that today is April 15th — a day that loomed in many people’s minds as a major deadline and milestone, I’d like to share this ‘Top 11 Ways to Know You Are a Cancer Survivor’ written by Emily Hollenberg in 1998 when she was 4-year breast cancer survivor. Enjoy!
Top 11 Ways to Know You Are a Cancer Survivor
11. Your alarm clock goes off at 6 a.m. and you’re glad to hear it.
10. April 15th is still a great day.
9. Your mother-in-law invites you to lunch and you just say NO.
8. You’re back in the family …read more