Story from Saint Catherine’s Baby by Gabriel Constans My sister Joanne had come, for respite, from our hometown of Modesto, a land-locked metropolis eviscerated in the the scorching Sacramento Valley in Northern California. We were spending the afternoon on the wharf in Santa Cruz, a city on the edge of the Monterey Bay, just a [...]
I was working on the next installment in the series that started with What I wanted in a Husband and what I Got and realized that Valentine’s Day was right around the corner and this year is a special year ~ after 45 years together, he is buying me a present for Valentine’s Day. When [...]
Susan G. Komen was married, with two small children, when she was given a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. She fought a valiant fight with every known treatment at the time until her body could withstand no more and died in 1980. Before she passed away she had her younger sister, Nancy, promise to find [...]
In December, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was found by a routine mammogram. To say that this was a shock would decidedly downgrade what I felt when the doctor told me. The good news was that it was a very small tumor, barely 1 cm. The biopsy took over half of it, but [...]
Anastacia’s response to Crohn’s Disease, cancer and musical oblivion? Get a makeover and sell millions of albums. By Jon Wilde To fully appreciate why Anastacia is called ‘the little lady with the big voice’ you just need to meet her. Nothing prepares you for how tiny she is, but her minute stature – a mere [...]
There is concern that more women are drinking heavily Women do not know about one of the biggest health risks linked to drinking too much – a raised chance of breast cancer, says a survey. While most knew that excessive alcohol intake could lead to liver disease or liver cancer, fewer than one in five [...]
