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Spotlight: Cancer Support Community

Are you looking for resources and support through your cancer experience? Maybe you need help as a caregiver or family member? We would love to introduce you to the Cancer Support Community organization. We'll be bringing you information and programming…

Perspectives

Introduction – Surrogacy: A Love Story

Hello friends. Today we introduce you to a new series by writer Kelly Weiss Rogondino, who is generously sharing her personal journey with us. Read on for a powerful and candid first look at the effects of cancer and the…

Inspiration

Jamie’s Gems: A Life Well Lived

Living a Life Well Lived ~ Writing Our Own Epic Story John Green's optimistic yet sad novel, "The Fault In Our Stars," is probably the sweetest book and one of my most favorite ever. It was also adapted into…

For the Patient

Random Musings – Beller Nutritional Institute

RACHEL BELLER, MS, RD I was lucky during my illness to have access to what I called my “A” Team of doctors and advisors. It is so important in that process to have people that you can…

Care

HOT TIP – Red Wine

Red, Red Wine... You've probably heard that red wine is good for you, but don't know why. Let us break it down. Whether it's a Syrah, Pinot Noir or Cabernet, red wine is loaded with polyphenols.…

Expressions

Be Someone’s “Chemo Fairy”

Hello, friends. Here's a great idea for your loved ones who are going through chemotherapy. We’d love to share with you this wonderful idea for your loved ones that may be going through chemotherapy. We saw this in practice…

Health + Wellness

Paying It Forward – Mary’s Place by the Sea

Here’s a great example of a survivor of a traumatic illness turning it around to help others in the same situation. Recently featured in People Magazine (written by Sydney Berger), Michele Gannon and Maria McKeon started a…

Perspectives

The Small Stuff Matters

A feature from one of our wonderful guest contributors, Jil Metelski. Cancer is scary. Not just for the person with the disease but also for their family and friends. A few years ago, I became one of…

For the Patient

The Big “C”

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month It’s not what you’re thinking. This is about the word “Can.” The first part of that word that changes everything. Maybe you have just heard from your doctor that you have cancer. Or…

Expressions

Cancer 101

You have just been diagnosed with cancer and your doctor has told you that you need chemotherapy or radiation or a combination of both. What does that mean? What will happen? How will you get through it? We hope…