Not Just About Cancer: A survivor’s story

October 11, 2010 by  
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I first posted Laurie’s story last year during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I thought her courageous story was one that should be shared with as many women as possible. I’m re-posting it this year as encouragement for anyone diagnosed with, or being treated for, breast cancer.

bittersweet milestone…

October 21, 2009 by  
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I first read Laurie’s story on Blogher after she’d responded to The Women at Forty’s Five Questions challenge. I immediately visited her blog, Not Just About Cancer where she talks candidly about “What happens when you are 38 years old, write for a living and are diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer.”

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 30, 2009 by  
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of breast cancer survivors and the loved ones we’ve lost, Women at Forty will display our special pink logo throughout the month of October. Forty is the year women are encouraged to get their first mammogram.  I’m gearing up for mine, and am curious about other [...]