This is Breast cancer awareness Month. This year I have been fairly quiet simply because life has been busy. My 7 year cancer free anniversary was on Oct. 9th. I am lucky and I have great doctors. I know now … Read More
I thought teaching our daughter how to ride a bike would be easy. My memory of learning when I was 7 or 8 is foggy. I remember walking my bike down the hill to an apartment building to ride … Read More
This year is a time of new beginnings. Our daughter got on the plane to college, … Read More
Here are 3 Pieces of Advice for parents from my book, “Chemo, Cupcakes and Carpools.” I hope this helps. Write It Down If there is one piece of advice that will save your sanity in the midst of chemo treatment it is … Read More
Motherhood — Parenthood, demands choices. You make choices all the time. Which lunch to make today. Which child to help right now even though both need you. Our oldest spent the first 4 years as an only child. She is … Read More
In this book I respond to questions I received during the years since my breast cancer diagnosis –16 questions answered on how to get through this difficult time without making your kids live cancer treatment 24/7. I was determined that my kids … Read More
So the last few months have been busy. Honestly, I feel like today is the first day I have drawn a quiet breath. I tried–I went to yoga but I also saw our oldest daughter graduate from high school, our … Read More
The book will help any parent trying to navigate the worlds of cancer treatment and raising kids. It has been a labor of love and I was helped by so many people including several friends who needed the information inside. … Read More
There isn’t a woman alive who has thought about breast cancer who has not imagined what she would do—I had a choice and I had them take both—I don’t want to worry the rest of my life—I imagined this would … Read More
Here is what has been happening since: please note that prognosis and diagnosis has changed since my surgery but this is how it started and my thoughts at the time. Okay—for the record—In NJ in June I was showering and … Read More