Shopping Bag
Angelina Jolie wrote an eloquent, well written op-ed piece in the NY Times today “My Medical Choice”, that really inspired me to share my story and tell you what it was like to be told you have the BRCA gene. If you are familiar with my site you know that I will talk about anything- […]
Category Archives: Survivorship
Rehab and Physical Therapy after Cancer treatment & surgeries!
November 15, 2012 – 10:37 pm
I was reading this great article, “Survivors Face a Major Gap in Post-Cancer Care”, on WBUR.org the other day and it brought up a good point, that most of the doctor’s never mention you should go to physical therapy after breast cancer surgeries and or radiation. As a cancer survivor I have to said it […]
The New Me, The Journey continues for this Cancer Survivor
October 18, 2012 – 8:35 pm
The more I read, the more I learn, and the more passionate I get. My Dad recently joked that the list of things Karen is passionate about is as long as a super-sized paper towel roll. And I will agree with that. I no longer believe that just because you are predisposed to a particular […]
2 Books that you MUST get for every Cancer Patient
September 6, 2012 – 7:04 pm
These are 2 books I highly recommend. If you have limited time, energy and money to invest in reading right now- these are the 2 books that are worth your limited resources. Both of these books I have enjoyed reading immensely and they have changed my life. One is the essential cookbook for cancer patients, […]
A Cancer Survivors’ adventure in Healthy Eating, Better late than never
August 24, 2012 – 2:39 am
It’s been 4 years since I was undergoing cancer treatment- and only recently did I start to really look at my diet. What changed might you ask? A good friend of mine was just told her breast cancer metastasized to her lungs. And I instantly thought of another friend I met this summer, Chopper. Chopper […]
Bald is Beautiful, Henna tattoos on Cancer patients
August 9, 2012 – 8:30 pm
When I was at a C4YW Conference in February, I met a woman named Stephanie who just finished Chemo and she has a henna tattoo on her scalp. It was awesome! Stephanie said it was her way of celebrating the end of Chemo. And you know I am all for throwing yourself an end of […]
Creating “Art” with a tumor, one survivors way to visualize her cancer
August 5, 2012 – 9:08 pm
On Studio 360 from NPR, they highlighted an artist, Leonor Caraballo, and her project “Object Breast Cancer” who took her actual MRI slides from her cancer diagnosis in 2008 and made a solid object from the tumor that was scanned there. I put the word “art” in quotes not because it is not an art […]
Look at my bro Chopper! He’s defying the odds!
June 29, 2012 – 1:26 am
Here is “Chopper” someone I just met a couple of weeks ago -surfing with First Descents. (see my last blog post) He is on this new kick-ass Lung cancer drug (click on youtube video below)- you should have seen him on the waves. He was amazing! I couldn’t be happier for him that he is on […]
Surfing with First Descents FD1
June 19, 2012 – 2:01 am
(First Descents offers young adult cancer fighters and survivors a free outdoor adventure experience designed to empower them to climb, paddle and surf beyond their diagnosis, defy their cancer, reclaim their lives and connect with others doing the same.) I didn’t know what to expect or if I was going to get much out of […]