Late last month I wrote about a new breast cancer gene study I was planning to participate in. A few days ago, I finally received the blood collection kit in the mail. All that’s left of me is to have my blood drawn, Fed-Ex it back to the University of Washington, and then wait…anywhere from [...]
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Did you read that Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with a brain tumor? I saw the headline on Yahoo yesterday and I immediately thought she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Thankfully, it’s not. Here’s your breast cancer lesson for today. Once you are diagnosed with breast cancer there is always a chance that it can come [...]
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Earlier this month I received a letter from Hoag Hospital informing me that a research test for a new breast cancer gene has just been made available. This news is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. You see, the breast cancer genes – BRCA1 and BRCA2 – only account for 65% of the [...]
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Army of Women need women ages 40 to 62 who have not had breast cancer and have bothersome hot flashes or night sweats to take part in a research study. The study is testing two medicines that may help women who have menopause-related hot flashes. Researchers in Boston, Seattle, and Philadelphia are running this study. [...]
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The day before my 37th birthday I was sitting at the kitchen table of my parents’ house enjoying some crazy good lemon bars my brother’s girlfriend made. And then it happened. A pinch in my lower back of epic proportion. I winced in pain and hobbled over to my Dad’s snazzy zero gravity recliner. Three [...]
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The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and the Army of Women are looking for women diagnosed with any stage of breast cancer for a new breast cancer study. Please forward this on to any women in your life who may have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The study involves an online survey – and that’s [...]
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‘Tis the life of a former cancer patient and it’s time for the quarterly check-up with the oncologist. My anxiety has reached a fever pitch – as it normally does – but I’m feeling confident that all will go as planned. I originally published this post back in October of last year. I’m hoping not [...]
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I’m thrilled to announce that Wendy Will Blog is now a member of the Army of Women’s Supporting Blogger Network! The Army of Women is an online initiative supported by the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. I’m proud to say that I’ve been part of the Army of Women for a little over two years [...]
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On a total whim I applied for the new ABC daytime show The Revolution. Have you seen it? It’s hosted by Ty Pennington (Extreme Home Makeover), celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, therapist and relationship expert Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry, women’s health expert Dr. Jennifer Ashton, and “Make it Work” style-guru Tim Gunn (Project Runway). I never [...]
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Dear Breast Cancer, You truly suck. You’re a sneaky bastard and you play dirty. You prey on good people. People with families and friends. People who do great things in this world and you steal them from us. You take mothers from their children, wives from their spouses, daughters from their parents. You’re unfair and [...]
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