Today is going to be a special day on The View on ABC. They are doing a special on breast cancer. They are going to have several guests…and one of them is Robin Roberts. As many of you know, Robin has had her life impacted by the disease in the last year. She has [...]
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Robin Robert’s View
Posted in Impact, Robin Roberts, cancer, family, health, life, news, support, tagged ABC, bravery, breast cancer, cancer, chapter, diagnosis, Good Morning America, health, life, lifestory, Nightline, Robin Roberts, specials, The View, thief, treatment, view, viewpoint on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Liar, Liar…Pants On Fire-John Edwards Admits Affair
Posted in Impact, MONEY, Remembering, cancer, denial, family, health, life, media, mental and physical health, news, politics, relationships, stress, support, tagged affair, baby, campaign, cancer, deny, Elisabeth Edwards, family values, filmmaker, hush money, integrity, investigation, John Edwards, judgement, liar, lied, marriage, media, National Enquirer, pants on fire, paternity, politics, President, qualification, relationship, Rielle Hunter, stress, support, United States, wife on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Breaking news today that John Edwards is admitting that he lied all through his Presidential campaign when he said, over and over again, that he did not have an affair with a young woman, Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker when the National Enquirer first accused him in October. She has since had a female baby that [...]
How Much Is A Life Worth?
Posted in Business, MONEY, anger, cancer, chemo, death, health, life, mental and physical health, tagged assisted suicide, Business, cancer, death, Doctor, gambling, health, insurance company, life, medical care, medicine, MONEY, outrageous, survival rates, treatment, value, worth on August 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ok, I want to know…who gets to decide how much a life is worth in an insurance agency? I read about a woman in Oregon who has lung cancer. It was treated in the past and she was in remission; and then, it came back. Her doctor recommended a course of drug treatment that would [...]
Arm Wrestling The Devil
Posted in Fear, cancer, chemo, courage, emotions, family, friendship, health, hopes, life, love, mental and physical health, music, religion, support, well-being, tagged arm wrestling, battle, body, cancer, courage, devil, drugs, Faith, family, Fear, friendship, giant, health, inspiration, internet, life, love, mind, patients, positive thinking, prayer partners, radiation, role models, sling shot, specialists, spirit, stone, support, surgery, technology, tools, treatment, warriors on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have had the unfortunate experience of hearing that they have cancer, facing the decisions of how best to fight the disease is a bit like arm wrestling the devil. You can’t see cancer from the outside…but, it has the power to destroy you. For the most part, you are in a [...]
Call For Cancer?
Posted in Fear, Impact, cancer, children, communication, culture, emotions, health, kids, life, medical, news, safety, storms, tagged brain cancer, call, cancer, cell phones, children, computers, contamination, data, electronic magnetic fields, Fear, Impact, independently, microwave ovens, radios, research funding, research project, risk, safety concerns, scientists, statistics, storms, televisions on July 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This post is probably going to be biting a big chunk of public opinion; but, what do you think of the latest news reports on the alleged risk for long-termed use of cell phones causing brain cancer? Should people be sounding the alarmist call to action; to reject or limit cell phone use, out [...]
Jon Benet Ramsey Would Have Been 18
Posted in Beauty, cancer, crime, death, family, fathers, life, mother, murder, news, trauma, violence, tagged assault, beauty queen, cancer, cleared, death, DNA, intruder, investigation, Jon Benet Ramsey, life, new evidence, Patsy Ramsey, photos on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jon Benet Ramsey would have been 18 years old on August 6, 2008. Instead she is forever memorialized in photos as a six year old beauty queen; thanks to the person or persons, who sexually assaulted her and took her life. We are not any closer to knowing who killed Jon Benet now, then [...]
Restaurant Owner’s Profit Or Loss-Hair Loss That Is
Posted in Advocating for special needs, Amazing, Beauty, Business, Education, Frustration, Good Morning America, Heart, Impact, Remembering, RobinRoberts, accomplishments, cancer, charity, commitment, communication, courage, emotions, encouragement, finances, friendship, future, giving, health, inspiration, life, loss, making money, medical, mental and physical health, news, support, well-being, tagged American Cancer Society, bald, Canada, cancer, cancer research, charity, compassion, customers, fund raiser, Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, hair loss, health, Heart, Impact, lay off by her boss, loss, Ontario, profit, public opinion, Remembering, restaurant owner, shaved hair, shaved head, standards of presentation, support, tips, waitress, wig on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a story out there right now that is making a huge impact on people’s hearts. It is about a waitress and a restaurant owner. As most restaurant owners own their businesses to make a profit; I am sure this particular owner in Ontario, Canada is in some ways regretting his decision to temporarily lay off a certain [...]
Cancer is a Thief
Posted in Impact, cancer, children, courage, death, health, mental and physical health, tagged American Cancer Society, American Cancer Survivors Network, blessings, breast cancer, cancer, chemo, clinical trials, community, courage, death, disease, donate, educate, Faith, focus, healing, heart aches, illness, Impact, loss, lost, mother, prayer, radiation, Relay For Life, stealing, stolen, surgery, teacher, thief, world on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, another life was stolen by cancer. Today, we found out that a person that we loved and admired was taken too young by breast cancer. She was the mother of a young 3 year old son. She was the wife of a strong upstanding positive man. She was the teacher of my sons [...]
Support-Either You’ve Got It…Or You Don’t
Posted in Advocating for special needs, Celebration, Education, Impact, accomplishments, bride, cancer, charity, commitment, courage, emotions, family, finances, giving, health, help, home, inspiration, legal, life, love, medical, mental and physical health, mom, mother, school, special needs, support, wedding, tagged body language, cancer, challenges, child, communication, divorce, Education, emotional, encouragement, financial, health, Impact, inspiration, love, obstacles, physical, powerful, professionals, support, teachers on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Support is a simple enough word; but, more importantly it is a powerful tool. My dictionary says this about support: To hold or bear weight, to tolerate, to give assistance, approval or aid.
Quite often we hear the word in association with divorce as in spousal or child support. This is usually in regards [...]