May 2011 Blog Posts (26)

“It’s just your hair”…”it will grow back”…you look great bald”…”it’s just temporary” - sound all too familiar? Popular phrases meant to provide women emotional support when their hair starts falling out in handfuls as a result of chemotherapy.  Guess what?  Well-meaning they can be, but these phrases often  hurt more than they help.  Once you dismiss or invalidate a woman’s feelings,  you go onto the growing list of people she…

You’re invited to dinner this weekend.  I’m hosting.  I’m preparing my favorite dishes for you.  First, an exquisite blend of miracle-health omega-3 fat droplets, medium rare morsels of cancer-fighting vitamin D, braised to perfection with a low-glycemic marinade of blood pressure reducing sodium-free minerals, followed by a perpetual youth potion of rainbow antioxidant sorbet and potassium sprinkles.  Here’s a napkin.  I see you’re drooling.

Do you ever feel like food is being…

Tatas, “second base“, Hooters, Boobs, Boobies, Jugs, etc… - you’ve all heard them - those familiar slang terms referring to our female breasts.  Many breast cancer organizations now use these words in their company names, campaigns or fundraising.  There is no question…

Have you ever wondered how many times you say or think “I assumed” in the course of one day?  How many things are taken for granted based on what  you assume to be the truth?  How many times do you find yourself jumping to conclusions based on issues without evidence?  Probably more than you would like to believe.  We all make assumptions.  We assume what people are thinking, what people are doing and the reasons why they do them.  We also assume many things about people based on  their…

  Cancer was hardly a word in my vocabulary until I came to work for 4Women.com.  While I haven’t paid much attention to cancer, as an adult I have always focused attention on environmental carcinogens and other toxins and have done my best to minimize my exposure.   That’s me now, but I grew up eating my breakfast seated at a table between two chain-smokers, eating plenty…

There’s nothing I love more than my Mom, but there is a close second; a down right, unhinged, unremorseful and tasty good deal.  I’ve been contemplating for weeks now trying to figure out how my Mother and I will spend the day this Sunday, May 8^th.  I have to admit, there is a little pressure this year.  One sibling is still cracking the…