Facebook has not only connected me to friends, family and former students, but it has also connected me to friends of other friends. When I first moved to NOLA four years ago, a good Peace Corps friend, Mary, suggested I ‘friend’ her friend Daniele here in New Orleans. I did, and have been intrigued by […]

Back in the spring, I mentioned that thanks to my shot every three months bringing on menopause, I was experiencing major night sweats and they were not only making me miserable, but they were enhancing my snoring. In turn, my snoring was driving Terry crazy. Over the years, he has tried ear plugs, but they […]

Pinktober Guest Post: Chris Welander.

So, AnneMarie, over at Chemobrain, wrote a great post last week about Brandon Marshall going against the NFL’s pink tide and October focus on breast cancer ‘awareness’. Brandon, who plays for the Chicago Bears and has personally dealt with mental illness, choose to wear green cleats instead of the NFL sanctioned pink, in honor of […]

Way back in March I started an exercise plan. Post-cancer diagnosis life can be confusing in regards to what is the healthiest game plan. One heart health study says that red wine is good for you and the next day the breast cancer study says even one glass of red wine a day is to […]

Everything felt out of control last October: The damage Hurricane Isaac left to our apartment meant our landlord was freaking out and threatening renovations that initially would have had us out of our apartment for an extended time Our new dog, Bleu, had managed to chew through 6 pairs of my shoes in less than […]

I have been in Houston for a couple of days attending a dynamic International Baccalaureate conference. I just wish the conference had been a week later. I am going to miss attending The Scar Project exhibition which is here in Houston from October 17-28. The SCAR Project is a unique photography exhibit that includes a […]

One of the things I am most proud of is my involvement with Peace Corps–as a Volunteer, Recruiter and RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer/alumni). 53 years ago today, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy stood on the steps of the Union at the University of Michigan and challenged students to do more. With just 381 words […]

The blogging community has bonded around the cause of Metastatic Breast Cancer and posted some wonderful pieces this week that I’d like to share in honor of National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. If you only have time to read a couple of posts, I encourage you to check out the following: •Susan at Susan’s […]

My husband is an avid football fan. There was tension between us related to football when I supported the University of Southern California (I worked there for a year or so at the turn of the century) over the University of Michigan in a Rose Bowl game, but in general we get along just fine […]