The holiday season is fun …and …frantic!  We need to pay attention to our self care during this season.  Hope these tips from MD Anderson help.  Scroll down for some good “stress busting” tools.

5-Minute Stress Relief

Focused on Health – November 2012

By Adelina Espat
Whatever your holiday woes, don’t turn what should be merriment into a [...]

A reminder for all of us …especially the day after Thanksgiving!

Foods every breast cancer survivor should know about – CNN.com

I recently saw a post on Twitter regarding the 5 most common regrets people had as they were dying. They are as follows:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
3. I wish I’d had the [...]

Chemo Brain: A Decade of Evidence
Jeffrey S. Wefel, PhD, Alice Goodman, MA
DisclosuresNovember 01, 2013
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/813529?src=wnl_edit_specol&uac=118298PG
Continued research on the emotional and cognitive issues of cancer is growing and the attention to this important issue is being taken more seriously … at last!
I hope this article is helpful to you.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Making a Second Opinion Count

By Richard C. Frank, MD

Many cancer patients obtain a second opinion at some point in their cancer journey. A second opinion is not always necessary. If the diagnosis and treatment recommendations are straightforward and the oncologists and treatment center in your community are well-established and trusted, then you [...]

Finishing treatment for cancer is like falling off of a mountain after your climbing rope has been cut. Well meaning folks are cheering wildly, encouraging the celebration of such a monumental event. As you plummet toward what some call “returning to normal” or “the new normal” you realize that you are free falling into some [...]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/10/24/people-s-house-pink-honoring-breast-cancer-awareness-month-white-house

This may not be for everyone but I think this guy is pretty cool and offers a wonderful service to women.
Check it out.
http://community.breastcancer.org/blog/vinnie-myers-3-d-nipple-tattoo-artist-frequently-asked-questions/

Thank you, Kelly Corrigan.
The 4 Stages of Breast Cancer Recovery
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Breast-Cancer-Recovery-Surviving-Cancer

Someone I loved once gave me
a box of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.
from The Uses of Sorrow by Mary Oliver
Follow this link to view a moving short film of a year in the life of a woman fighting breast cancer.
http://www.today,com/health/year-breast-cancer-one-minute-woman-films-fight-against-disease-8C11332194