Journeyers, WOMEN EVERYWHERE NEED US! Last week I posted this piece, one designed to encourage women to have their annual mammograms done. I highlighted how my recent mammogram experience made my week’s Happy Happens column. I briefly discussed a few of the physical and emotional discomforts we women (and men) face in the name of good health. During the exam … Read More
Breast Cancer, Early Detection, and You
This past Tuesday I went for my annual mammogram. When I entered the waiting room, the staff member facing me was the nurse who crawled into the hospital bed with me on one of my darkest nights following the birth and subsequent death of my son. In my memoir, Digging for the Light: One Woman’s Journey from Heartache to Hope, I … Read More
Under Pressure, Baring Ourselves for Healthy Boobs
I remember with distinct clarity (as clear as one’s memory can actually be three-and-some decades later) going to my first pubescent physical. I recall riding in the car and asking my mom if I was going to have to take off my clothes in front of the doctor. And I remember being pissed at her when I was instructed to … Read More
It’s Not Personal
I absolutely love the late Patrick Swayze. Gentleman. Genuine. Gorgeous. What’s not to love, right? I don’t know about you, but I’ll always remember this talented man who left this life way too early. Though there are many lines and scenes he lived out on the big screen, one that I frequently recall is the Roadhouse dialogue: “It’s nothing personal.” … Read More