I've come across friends' posts in both my cancer world and my non-cancer world were people are comparing themselves to others in such a way that makes them feel…
These new empathy cards by Emily McDowell have crossed my social media stream several times in the last few days -http://emilymcdowell.com/collections/cards/Empathy-Cards. I think they are the most awesome cards…
In today's Washington Post there is an article by Karuna Jaggar entitled "Stop routine breast-cancer screening. Science has shown they don't save lives". As someone who just spent the…
One of the links that was shared with me after the #et4online conference was for Canvas - http://canvas.net. In looking into what was offered on the platform, I came…
Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that I'm doing a study on how breast cancer blogs impact those who read them. There is little or no research on the impact…
I've talked previously on the double-edge sword that can be a support group meeting. Support groups give you a space to share your thoughts and frustrations. They can be…
At the hospital yesterday, the nurse practitioner who saw me during my hospital stay back in December remembered that I am sometimes called Becky. When she called me Becky…
Yesterday was #bellletstalk day - for those who are not in Canada, it is a day that the major telephone provider encourages people to talk about mental health, and…
