The Thriving Caregiver
by Tambre Leighn MA, CPC, ELI-MP, Paula Holland De Long ACC, CPCC, and Sharon Roth-Lichtenfeld ACC, CPC, ELI-MP Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. — Theodore Roosevelt Spouse, significant other, child, relative or friend, when someone you love hears the words, “you have breast cancer,” you are unexpectedly […]
Claim Your Blessings
by Maimah Karmo “I don’t want the world to see me, ‘cause I don’t think they’d understand. When everything’s made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am.” — Goo Goo Dolls, “Iris” Screaming in silence, I felt my world collapse around me when I heard those four words, “you have […]
Lymphatic Care After Breast Surgery
ADVERTORIAL — “When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” — Diane Von Furstenberg Our lymphatic system helps to fight diseases by filtering toxins and bacteria out of our body. It also supports and empowers our immune system. Maintaining a healthier immune system is very important for the body to resist infections, […]
Hot ‘n’ Healthy Cup of Cocoa
For centuries, hot cocoa has been a comforting drink, great for rainy days, sipping after making the best snowman on your street, sharing with friends and family or enjoying in solitude. Cocoa contains less fat than most hot chocolates and is high in antioxidants. 1 cup milk (nut milk or organic unprocessed milk) 1 1/2 […]
Your Shelvic Exam
What a healthy and nutritiously stocked kitchen looks like by David Grotto, RD, LDN, author of The Best Things You Can Eat True health care reform cannot happen in Washington. It has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, and in our communities. All health care is personal. — Mehmet Oz M.D. After years […]
Breast Friends
Breast Friends Affiliate Support Group. Meets second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at CareLinc Home Medical Equipment and Supply, 205 Bell Ave, Cadillac MI. Contact Robin Mosher at 231-775-7143, rmosher@carelincmed.com No one should go this alone!
How we became Thrivers
How We Became Breast Cancer Thrivers By Beverly Vote, Publisher of the Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, and 44 Stories From Her Breast Cancer Thriving Friends Now Living with Conviction, Clarity, Passion and Purpose How we became Breast Cancer Thrivers
Young Thrivers!
by Heather Jose and Christy James What if we did cancer differently? It is not inevitable that cancer must equal sadness, sickness, grief and pain. They will be a part of it, no doubt. A diagnosis does not mean that the doctor is in charge and there is nothing you can do. There are many […]
New Confidence for the New You
ADVERTORIAL by Rhonda McCarthy, Recover With Confidence National Program Director There are over 40 million women who experience some type of hair loss. When it comes to women with medically related hair loss, the hair loss specialists with Recover With Confidence recognize the importance of quality service and a perfect hair product. Our wigs are […]
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