Courtesy of Jayne, I discovered a neat “blogland” event:
Can I Be Pretty in Pink: Garden Tour Event
The tour is being sponsored by Deena!
Participants were asked to post photographs of their garden along with a link back to the site — all visitors to the main site had the option of clicking to fund free mammograms (just like the option I give you on the sidebar on this blog!).
Now, I’m not a gardener, by any means, but I do love my flowers. Most of them are drenched wet with last night’s rain.
But my marigold’s however, are fighters, and have proven to …read more

I had a few questions for Jayne Byrne after I read her story the other day, and I thought I’d share her answers with you all here today!
What was the greatest lesson having breast cancer taught you?
I’ve learned to really pay attention: to my body, my stress level, my relationships, and my priorities. My inner voice is smarter than the rest of me!
What advice would you give to someone recently diagnosed, heading into treatment or moving on after?
Do whatever it is that you need to do to feel at peace with your decisions. However you get there …read more

I’m thrilled to be introducing you to Jayne England Byrne. Jayne is, of course, a survivor. Like me, she’s married and has three kids (though hers are all boys; God blessed her and God bless her). Like me, she’s also a freelance writer. And like me, she blogs about breast cancer.
Her story is inspiring, to say the least. Grab your mug of coffee, read on and enjoy. This is Jayne’s story:

“I was diagnosed with Stage 1 invasive lobular breast cancer in March 2006. At the time, I was forty-one years old. I found a lump in my right breast while …read more