A Hearty Pot of Soup and Its Health Benefits

A Hearty Pot of Soup and Its Health Benefits As we head into the winter months and hunker down in our homes I always for comfort in a hearty, warm soup. I find that there is nothing better than a nice warm soup to warm you up in…

Battling Holiday Stress and Breast Cancer

The holidays are quickly approaching, with Thanksgiving only 3 weeks away, the holiday season swings into full panic mode.  I am quite familiar with this feeling.  Every year I tell myself that I am going to relax and enjoy all the preparations for the holiday season, but it…

Living With Hope

As the Lead Program Manager for United Breast Cancer Foundation I speak and email with many different women who are battling breast cancer in so many different ways.  Some deal with their diagnosis better than others.   As I speak to my clients, some feel there is no hope…

Managing the Cost of Treatment

Throughout the years that I have been employed with the United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF), I have noticed a pattern with many clients and the financial assistance they are seeking. Many UBCF clients are burdened with high-cost medical bills. These medical bills are usually exorbitant and for all…

Spring Planting

As Spring slowly sets upon us and the days get longer and warmer, we feel a sense of rejuvenation. This rejuvenation is occurring within our own minds and bodies and throughout the natural world that surrounds us each day. Spring is a time of year to get up…

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring is finally upon us! It is one of my favorite seasons because it is the start of new life! This new life is not only for the new buds on the trees or the buds in the ground eagerly waiting to pop up, but for wildlife and…