Talking About Cancer

Ribbon of Pink is a great website devoted to helping those diagnosed with cancer find resources, and support. According to their site:We hope that ribbonofpink.com will become your "information central" - a place to come back to again and again for helpful tips on living healthy (both physically and mentally), advice to help stay cancer...

Emotions

Obviously there are all kinds of emotions associated with getting a diagnosis of cancer. Most of us can empathize, but unless you're in that situation it is difficult to really understand the feelings a person experiences.And, it can be frustrating to try to find the words to explain how you're feeling to others. Cancerbackup writes:A diagnosis of cancer often means we experience a whole range of emotions. These may include...

Thank you!

I see some serious ad clicking going on - thanks!I'm going to be a little quiet on the website in the next week or so - though I do have an update going up tomorrow.Please keep visiting, and spread the word on IBC!!!Anita...

Laugh!

Without a doubt, laughter is the best medicine. Here are some of the ways in which laughter helps us health-wise:Hormones: Laughter reduces the level of stress hormones like cortisol, epinephrine (adrenaline), dopamine and growth hormone. It also increases the level of health-enhancing hormones like endorphins, and neurotransmitters. Laughter...

Abonita Scarf

How cool are these scarves? (Read More for video)From the designer:Hello, my name is Bonita and I would like to share my story with you. After being diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer in December 2003 and undergoing chemotherapy, I lost all of my hair. My active lifestyle and flair for fashion made uncomfortable wigs and hats impractical....

Ads

Hi everyone.Just a reminder to watch the ads, and click through. Revenue is generated when readers click on links. Not a lot so far (about $11, to be honest), but every click helps. I'll be adding other ad material other than content-related ads so that it's more well-rounded. As the webmaster I don't believe I'm really allowed "ethically" to click on ads - but nothing's stopping you!Ani...

Think Pink Photography

Think Pink Photography is an amazing site/service. According to the site:Think Pink Photography is a charitable organization supporting individuals and their families who have been touched by breast cancer. Our world-wide network of photographers has joined together for two main purposes - celebrating life and supporting the cause. We are...

Guide for Newly Diagnosed

Fight Pink has included a link to a pdf document that was developed by a non-profit group called Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC). The guide was written with women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer in mind.The guide is divided into six sections focusing on coping with the news, information you need immediately, treatment...

Café Press Items

I have found a wonderful (and Canadian!) graphic artist who is willing to donate her time and services to designing something that will go up on Café Press within the next week or so. Items for sale will include t-shirts, sweatshirts, and mugs, etc.All proceeds of the sales will go directly to Sherri, Brianna, and Isaiah. Please be generous. The design will encorporate the nature of IBC, and the importance of talking about...

IBC does not discriminate.

Women living and coping with IBC come from all walks of life. Take, for example the blogger named "Why Mommy" who describes her blog this way:Welcome to my world, Toddler Planet. I'm WhyMommy, just your average everyday cancer survivor/astrophysicist/mom, learning my way through each day with two beautiful, happy little boys (Widget, born 8-04 and Little Bear, born 1-07). You can also find me at Women in Planetary Science Blog,...

Peggy: Stage IV Survivor

The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation has some very good information about IBC.Today's positive story is about Peggy, a survivor of Stage 4 IBC. Peggy has been doing well since her diagnosis in 1999. Read about her experiences from diagnosis, to early treatment, to today. Peggy states that "looking back, I find that the hardest time of this entire journey so far was the time between diagnosis through the first few...

Heidi Marble: Survivor of IBC

Artist Heidi Marble knows first hand the pain and challenges associated with Inflammatory Breast Cancer:Sacrifice is something Heidi Marble is qualified to write about. Six years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. Today, she has overcome the disease and is sharing her experience through poetry and photographs."I think...

Introduction

This site is dedicated to a family member we all love: Sherri.A couple of months ago Sherri learned that she has Inflammatory Breast Cancer. IBC is not like any other breast cancer in that a) it is fairly aggressive, and b) mammograms do not ordinarily pick up the disease because of the way it presents itself (as a "nest" rather than lumps).Sherri is a 38 year old single mother and has 2 children under the age of 16. This has...