The last short film depicted in the Lifetime movie “Five” went back to that little girl Pearl from the first movie about her losing her mother. Pearl became an oncologist specializing in the treatment of women’s cancer. She lost her mother at a time when breast cancer was not discussed. She was the oncologist for Mia, Lili and Cheyenne. When her daughter was about the age she was when her mother lost her battle with cancer Pearl herself was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had to decide what she should tell her daughter and how she would tell her. She … Continue reading →

Did you see the movie “Five” on Lifetime? If not you can watch it online now by clicking here. The movie followed 5 stories of how breast cancer affected different women. So far I have talked about Mia, Lili and the first one Charlene but the fourth story was about Cheyenne. She was a 29 year old exotic dancer whose lump was noticed first by her husband. The story shows how many women feel no matter how old or young they are. She was facing bilateral mastectomies and she was trying to adjust to the idea of sexuality post-surgery. This … Continue reading →

Hello again, I am continuing talking about the movie “Five” on Lifetime. The next film was called Lili it followed a strong independent woman who wanted to face the cancer diagnosis on her own; or so she thought. She wanted to go to the surgery to have the lumpectomy without any family or friends to be there. When she was waiting in the waiting room prior to surgery and saw a man waiting. Now when they first focused on him you thought he was there waiting on a friend or family but when Lili asked he said that he too … Continue reading →

Hello again I am continuing talking about the movie “Five” that is a Lifetime movie directed by 5 fabulous women. If you read my last entry I was talking about how a little girl named Pearl in 1969 was affected by the loss of her mother to breast cancer. The next short film was “Mia” this followed a woman who was given the stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis. It showed a different perspective, one of a woman who thought her only future was a certain death. She lived and traveled like there was no tomorrow because like many woman facing … Continue reading →

Last night I watched the Lifetime Movie “Five” and normally I would not watch these type of movies because they usually make me cry. I had to watch it last night because I have had it taped on my DVR since it aired but we are getting a new cable service today so it was watch it or miss the chance. Now if you have not heard about the movie it was a group of 5 short fills directed by 5 different women including Jennifer Anniston and Demi Moore. These short films follow five families impacted by breast cancer. The … Continue reading →

I just received a call from one of my friends who is concerned that her sister may have developed breast cancer and does not know what to do. The sister is unemployed and uninsured like so many American’s today should that be enough to worry about? Should she have to worry about affording a diagnostic mammogram? She went to a doctor who said well if you were my wife I would have you seen this week! Well we can send men into space but we cannot provide a potentially lifesaving test to everyone who needs it? Should a woman have … Continue reading →

Next week is the Dallas County Race for A Cure and for the second year in a row I cannot participate because of my injured foot. This may not seem like a big deal but it is really is inspiring for me to go and see the sea of pink survivor shirts. I do not know what it is about the boost of energy and positive feelings I get when I go but it is a feeling like no other. The feelings of hope that I get when I walk on to the site is like no other. If you … Continue reading →

So as part of the Breast Cancer Awareness month the NFL is showing their support of breast cancer patients and research by turning pink in their “Crucial Catch” campaign. When you look watch the games for the month of October you will notice something that you don’t usually see on professional football player’s uniforms; they all have pink on some part of their uniforms. Being a breast cancer survivor seeing these rough and tough men showing their support of the women and men affected by this disease makes me smile. How often do you see professional athletes wearing pink? We … Continue reading →

So it is October again so that means it is breast cancer awareness month! Now for a breast cancer survivor like me every month is breast cancer awareness I don’t think a week has passed without thinking about it. I used to think about it all day every day so once a week is a big improvement for me. When October comes around have you noticed everything turns pink? I was driving by a feed store today and they have pink canopies outside, pink balloons even the dog food bags were pink. Now it is great that breast cancer is … Continue reading →

I don’t know if this next statement is true for all cancer survivors or if it is just me. Whenever I get an ache or a pain or if I have to have any medical procedure I am convinced that the cancer has come back. I don’t know if you remember but the year before my cancer diagnosis my husband had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. His was caught very early and he had the tumor removed and went through 33 days of radiation and has been cancer free for 7 years now. I mention my husband today and his … Continue reading →