Happy Pinktober! October is the month when all the land goes pink for breast cancer awareness. I’ve written about this before but here I am again to make you aware of the deceit that takes place from companies looking to make big money from the disease and…
This September I celebrated my 8th REBIRTHday and also my first-year work anniversary. When I am working with patients, particularly those just out of treatment, many of them feel compelled to give back to their community and many of them want to know how I got my…
Almost four years ago, I wrote a heartfelt post titled, “Freedom Fridays”, about my decision to go part-time. It remains one of the most popular entries on my blog. It was written 3 years after my breast cancer diagnosis. When I wrote it, I was…
For those of you visiting my new online home, WELCOME! I hope you were able to reflect on all that has taken place this past year, whatever that meant to you (good or bad), and what your theme will be for this new year. With…
By @livingbeyondbc Speaker and Integrative Cancer Care and Wellness Coach Eileen Fuentes on how triple-negative breast cancer connected her to her cultural roots. Wellness and healthy living has become very trendy. It seems as if everyone is sipping on smoothies and doing yoga. While I…
I have been waiting anxiously for the premiere of Love In The City on OWNV. I’d be lying if it wasn’t because I knew I made a quick appearance. Also, there are two breast cancer survivors featured in the docu-series. I think it does a…
SINCE the early 1970s, studies have shown that black Americans have a higher death rate from cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. This is especially true when it comes to breast cancer. A study published last week in the journal Cancer Epidemiology found…
Other than The Walking Dead, I don’t really watch much television consistently. I love to see the characters overcome unthinkable challenges week after week. Michonne and her katana sword are my favorite characters in the show. Even though there may be a lot of great…
by Sherry Mazzocchi A Dominican court ruling recently revoked the citizenship of all people born of foreign-born parents since June of 1929. The ruling applies to anyone born between 1929 and 2010, and impacts somewhere between 200,000 to 225,000 people, mostly of Haitian descent. That…
By TARA PARKER-POPE MEMPHIS — After her doctor told her two months ago that she had breast cancer, Debrah Reid, a 58-year-old dance teacher, drove straight to a funeral home. She began planning a burial with the funeral director and his wife, even requesting a…