I'm BACK!

I am back to blogging! I have taken some time off to rest and reflect on what I have to share to the big wide world, and I am happy to say that my FUN blog will be focusing on the crazy, fun, wild and often heart wrenching side of life after cancer and the lessons that my friends and I have learned along the way!

Wear Yellow and support LIVESTRONG

Today is LIVESTRONG day, to raise awareness and understanding about cancer, the need for research, diagnosis and treatment options. This is also one of my days to stand up and and say that if I hadn't been diligent with my own health I would not be here today! It was just over 4 years ago that I was diagnosed with Stage IIIC breast cancer at the age of 32. Everyone thought I was crazy to worried about a lump that didn't even show up on a mammogram. Thankfully a few smart people and myself said that no matter what I needed a biopsy-and who would have expected such a grim diagnosis.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation has done a great job to raise awareness to the plight of cancer patients and survivors around the world. LAF has been especially keen to draw attention to the middle group, the 18-40 year old group, who are still losing the fight to cancer. The younger cancer patients are the only group, who still have increasing death rates due to cancer- because too often cancer gets overlooked until it is advanced. So I urge you to be diligent with your health, and remember that cancer touches all of our lives, so remember to live each day, and to give back each day! My give back is to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, because I have personally seen them touch the lives of many cancer patients, as well as increase awareness on a global scale- not many charities can say that they do both of those things so well! To find out more check out their website and LIVESTRONG!