An evening of dining and jazz, featuring the lush and vibrant vocals of Linda Tillery with Nicolas  Beard and Friends.
February 6th, 2012
Yoshi’s Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Jack London Square
Select ticket pricing available.  For more information contact Pat Bregant at WCRC  (510)601-4040 x105
Come, have a ball AND support the important services of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center.  See [...]

I remember that right after finishing treatment for breast cancer there was still a feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop.   It’s all still so fresh and frightening.  And it feels difficult and strange  to step back into life because life has changed forever.  But then after months and then, fortunately, years, [...]

Mammogram
by Jo McDougall
“They’re benign,” the radiologist says,
pointing to the specks on the x ray
that look like dust motes
stopped cold in their dance.
His words take my spine like flame.
I suddenly love
the radiologist, the nurse, my paper gown,
the vapid print on the dressing room wall.
I pull on my radiant clothes.
I step out into the Hanging Gardens,  the [...]

I was recently interviewed by Yahoo on the subject of breast cancer survivorship.
Here’s the link.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6164416/self care for breast cancer survivors.html?cat=5

“Consider yourself blessed.
These stones that break your bones
will build the alter of your love.”
by Lynn Park

“Health is more than the absence of illness.  It is a process of maintaining a sense of balance between your physical, emotional and spiritual self.  Dealing with a cancer diagnosis, disease process and treatment options can be overwhelming.”
Dr. Amy Matecki, MD, MSTCM and Alex Feng, PhD, LAc presented their vision of  integrated health care for [...]

Recently I’ve been struggling with wanting to be authentic about how I am feeling and, yet, not wanting to whine and complain about how I am feeling.    My sense is that many of us feel this way after we have had cancer.   Perhaps some years have passed and we have moved on with our lives…as [...]

Connection with others who share a similar situation can create a sense of belonging.    It’s scary and lonely to deal with illness all alone.   And we can also feel very alone when we are done with treatment.    Friends and family may not be as attentive as they were, people’s lives naturally move [...]

Quote by Lao Tse
Moving forward after treatment for breast cancer can feel really confusing.  On the one hand, you’re glad it’s over.  On the other hand, it can feel tough because the intense focus of treatment is gone and there’s an empty space inside of you that can fill up with all kinds of scarey thoughts and  [...]