Tag: cancer
Beating Cervical Cancer:: The Strength of a Mother
2020 is here moms, and if you weren’t aware, January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. While cervical cancer is not as common as other...
Cancer Scars:: A Survivor’s Daughter
We don’t talk about it. There are no parades or yearly celebratory posts. No bumper stickers or two-story pink ribbons adorning the front lawn....
“What Do You Need?” How to Support a Friend Walking Through...
Do you know someone with ovarian cancer? The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2019, about 22,240 new cases of ovarian cancer will be...
I Survived a Cancer Scare. This is What I Learned.
Last June, I read the post "Why Family Reading Time Should be on Your Summer Bucket List" and was so inspired! I have been...
When Superheroes Gain Angel Wings :: Understanding the Deadliest Form of...
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Contributor Emily F. shares the story of a special little boy.
Once upon a time, there was a...
Ovarian Cancer :: The Silent Killer of Women
September 2011 :: the month that drastically changed the dynamic of my entire family forever. This was the month that my mother was diagnosed...
Why Putting Myself Last Could Have Cost My {& My Daughter’s}...
Do you put yourself last? I DID, but won’t anymore…
In the busy moments of being a wife, mother of 6 children, realtor, and full-time...
My Son Lost His Life … But He Saved Mine
October 26th marks 13 years. 13 years since I delivered our stillborn son.
To put it mildly, 2004 was not my best year. On June...
Luke’s Story {Childhood Cancer Awareness Month}
In the spring of 2013, I was living the life I'd always dreamed. I was married to my best friend and got to spend...
If I Could Write a Letter to Me…
I sometimes think about what I would write, if I could write a letter to my teenage self. What would I tell myself? You...