It’s day nine of the Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m giving away a pink ribbon product every single day during the month of October.
Today’s giveaway: A copy of Cathy Bueti’s memoir, Breastless in the City.
Breastless in the City is a great read most simply because Cathy’s story is a fascinating one: She was widowed at age 25 and diagnosed with breast cancer when she was in her early thirties.
Here’s a snippet:
“The first thing I remember after surgery is feeling as if I’d been run over by a truck! I …read more

Each May, as part of the Power In Pink campaign, Under Armour holds a national survivor search to find the survivors who embody this mission: physical fitness helping with breast cancer prevention, survival, and recovery.
After all the entries are received, three women are chosen to represent the campaign in print, in store and online.
This year, Under Armour received over 200 entries from women in response to their call for undeniable survivors. They chose the three women they felt would best represent the campaign in print and in store — and selected 17 more women to share their stories online …read more

Meg Gaffney is a nurse, and when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to skip chemotherapy and radiation, and go right to a bilateral mastectomy.
But when her plastic surgeon recommended a skin graft surgery to build up new nipples, she decided to incorporate art into her own personal healing process.
For Meg, that meant getting nipples tattooed onto her body instead of the graft surgery, and — after months of searching for an artist willing to take on her challenge — she’s about to get the work done!
Check this out out:

The website is featuring 8 parts of a documentary …read more

Have you ever heard people tell you that you have everything within you that you need to heal yourself? Well, Angela Cambouris is a woman who believes it — she’s living proof. I’m honored to share her survivor story with you!
My story is rather long as it begins in 1989 when I knew that I had a lump that I did not address until 1990. I was never well endowed and you could actually see it. As I was always interested in vitamins and exercise and had never had any health issues, I assumed that it was simply a cyst …read more

Yes, school’s out for summer. I’m ready for a pink ribbon raucous. At least, that’s what I’m expecting. Noise, noise, noise. It’ll be hard to accomplish much of anything once my babies are home with me for their summer vacation. But I don’t mind one bit.
Bring. It. On.

I was just checking out You Tube for some inspiration and look who I came across? One of my favorite Pink Ribbon Readers — Cathy Bueti!

If you haven’t already read these posts, check out:
Cathy Bueti’s survivor story
Cathy Bueti’s Survivor Q&A
A review of Cathy Bueti’s book Breastless in the City
Go Cathy! Yippee!

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

Last night I posted Connie Pombo’s survivor story. I also had the honor of asking her a few questions about survivorship … here’s what she shared:
What was the worst part of your experience with breast cancer?
The worst part of my cancer diagnosis was knowing that I might not be alive to see my children through safe passage into adulthood; they were just 9 and 14 when I was diagnosed. But on a more personal level, I had a difficult time with all the choices: lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemo, radiation. I wanted someone to tell me what to do, but …read more

Today I’m going to share with you the personal breast cancer survivor story of Connie Pombo.
Connie recently shared how her life changed drastically on March 21, 1996 when she heard those fateful words, ‘you have cancer.’
It is my pleasure to share this survivor story with you. Everyone? Meet Connie Pombo:

“What did I do wrong? Those were the first words out of my mouth when I received the phone call from my surgeon. He said the words no woman wants to hear, ‘You have breast cancer.’ It was March 21, 1996. I was 40 years old and we had …read more