Most of the time, when I look up a definition to start a blog post, there's one or two entries and examples. Not for service, there are pages of definitions! For today, I'm paring down the definitions to the ones that are specific to what I want to talk about in this blog post. Service … Continue reading Service
Category: Advocacy
Soul
The other night, my very precocious 6 year old rolled over and said ... "Mommy, where is Great Grandma?" My grandmother died over the summer in 2018 and we've talked a little about death since then. So, I reminded him that we'd talked about Great Grandma being in heaven. We talked a little about who … Continue reading Soul
A Step Forward
One thing I learned while practicing law is that it is just as important to celebrate wins as it is to identify issues. So, I want to take a moment to describe what I would consider a win. A little backstory first ... I hate to wait, like really hate to wait. Part of the … Continue reading A Step Forward
Boundaries
I've been thinking a lot about boundaries lately in conjunction with some reading and musing recently about my personality. As a life-long learner, I'm always excited to learn more about what makes me tick and helps me understand others. I'm familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality testing (If anyone is interested, I'm solidly an ISTJ) and … Continue reading Boundaries
Hope
Hope is a subject that is often discussed in support groups of all kinds and especially for those of us who are living with a terminal illness. I find it sometimes difficult to balance hope with reality since I am immersed in the research going on and in mentoring several newly diagnosed cancer patients. In … Continue reading Hope
Podcasting — LIVE tonight!!
Until relatively recently, I had no idea what a podcast was. Literally. When people talked about hosting or speaking on a podcast, I probably had quite the quizzical look on my fact. I don’t remember when I finally figured it out. It probably had something to do with my dear Emily Garnett’s podcast, The Intersection … Continue reading Podcasting — LIVE tonight!!
MBC Parent USA
A few months ago, I got a call from Danielle Thurston. We are connected in several groups and both write for AdvancedBreastCancer.net, but we didn't know each other all that well then. What she shared with me created such excitement that I stalked her a little, watching for it to unfold. In essence, Danielle has … Continue reading MBC Parent USA
2020 Metavivor Virtual Stampede
Each October, a group of men and women, of all ages and races and stages of breast cancer, descend on Washington DC to participate in several events. 2018 was the first year Elliot and I traveled to DC for the Metavivor Stampede -- I wrote about that experience and you can access that article here. … Continue reading 2020 Metavivor Virtual Stampede
Roadmap to MBC Organizations
I just had an amazing podcast recorded with my dear friend, Emily Garnett's, husband, Christian Garnett with the "Our MBC Life Podcast" and we talked about her projects and his commitment to carrying on her legacy, particularly within the MBC Community. One of her projects was to create a binder for the newly diagnosed with … Continue reading Roadmap to MBC Organizations
Just Mercy
George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020 and the world hasn't been the same since. The outpouring of support from the entire world and the widespread acknowledgments, albeit somewhat late, of the ongoing systemic racism affecting the black community in the United States, has been heartening to see. The number of policy changes that … Continue reading Just Mercy
No Half Measures 