Tag Archives: new york times
targeting target for breast cancer profiteering
Dear Target, I hate Pinktober. It is a vomitorious b*llshit pink month for a lot of us who have had breast cancer, or are currently undergoing treatment, or live with the metastatic form of the disease. Take your shirt for … Continue reading
groundhog day with aetna
I saw the envelope in my mailbox from Aetna today. And I knew, I just knew based on the kind of envelope it was what the contents were. Yup. You got it. Groundhog day health insurer style. At the end … Continue reading
not so subliminal message to ignore breast cancer?
All our lives since we developed breasts, we are told to self check, have mammograms and above all else swiftly deal with breast cancer. But of course, along comes a study basically telling us in my opinion to play … Continue reading
stop the presses
A friend who is a writer and breast cancer survivor has been talking this morning about something I had not heard about, but now I have and I am appalled. Two writers, one from the New York Times and one from … Continue reading
signs
Today is my birthday. My sweet man’s too. Today has been a morning full of signs thus far. By now my new friend Melinda should hopefully be through her breast cancer surgery. In the supermarket this morning the man behind … Continue reading
truly thinking pink: let’s talk about me for a while
Last night I had a photography shoot at an event I was working on and when I got home, I swear my left breast where the lumpectomy occurred was throbbing and full of sharp little pain darts (for lack of a … Continue reading
two must read breast cancer related articles
Two New York Times articles are a must read for women. One is on the benefits of radiation and one is another do women really need mammograms article – again, both from the New York Times. With regard to mammograms, a … Continue reading
deflated is NOT defeated
Well, I received another reply from another publication asking me to write something in their prescribed guidelines and it would be reviewed by their editorial staff…so I will! Now onto the title of this post – the funny thing about … Continue reading
breast cancer as art
One thing that I wonder about is empowering women pre and post breast cancer surgery. Before I had my surgery I had considered having a photographer do before and after photos for lack of a better description to help me … Continue reading
my tired is tired….
Oy vey what a long day! Office then off to meet the radiation oncologist. Totally dig her and much like my gyno and breast surgeon, she wears fab shoes – yes – yes I love shoes…I think I have mentioned that. … Continue reading
