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Head Angel, Jonny Imerman
Connecting with inspirational role models is one of the joys of traveling on my journey with Breast Cancer MyStory. Today’s blog captures the conversation I had with Jonny Imerman, Founder of Imerman Angels in Chicago. Jonny was diagnosed with “non-seminoma” (many different types of cancers) testicular cancer at the young age of 26. Going through [...]
Meet Victoria Prestia
We are pleased to introduce Victoria Prestia as our April Featured Story. Victoria is from St. Charles, Illinois and has blogged and written about her journey so is a great fit for Breast Cancer MyStory. Her story, “Survive and Thrive,” has been published in newsletters and on her website: http://www.victoriassecretsforsuccess.com/blog/. Victoria Prestia Saint Charles, Illinois [...]
10 Ways to Become An Empowered Caregiver
I’m not a doctor. Nope, I’m not a social worker or psychiatrist either. But I am a breast cancer survivor, endured 8 major surgeries and lived through a massive blood clot, so know first hand what it is like to be a patient needing care. I’m also an experienced caregiver and though it is a [...]
The Breast of Intentions
My journey finding interesting people in the ever-growing arena of breast cancer was strengthened by meeting Lou Ann Peck, Founder of Breast Intentions, Illinois Chapter. Lou Ann emailed me asking for a link off the Breast Cancer MyStory website to her organization. After checking out her organization, I added the link to our resources page, [...]
Meet Julie Silver, MD
This month’s featured story is Julie Silver, MD. I was introduced to Dr. Silver via her book, After Cancer Treatment, where I was moved by how spot on she is with her thoughts on and practice of cancer after care treatment. A breast cancer survivor and thriver, Julie is an accomplished doctor and [...]
Rolling the Dice, Beating the Odds: Batavia Bunco for Breast Cancer
My friend (and coincidently hair dresser) Mike Burke had an idea back in 2004. As you do when you sit in the chair at your hair dresser’s, you talk and you listen, but this one idea perked up my ears nine years ago because of the passion with which it was presented. Mike (actually Michelle, [...]
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