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Would you take a pill to erase bad memories?

This was the question I pondered today as I read about a drug which has been developed to erase painful memories. If you have seen the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which starred Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey, you will have seen the fictional characters use a technique to erase memories of each other when their relationship turned sour.



At various times in my life when the pain of some trauma has threatened to overwhelm me, I have had that familiar thought of just… Continue

Added by Marie Ennis O'Connor on November 30, 2009 at 4:33am — No Comments

Gratitude

Gratitude



What did you notice?



The dew snail;

the low-flying sparrow;

the bat, on the wind, in the dark;

big-chested geese, in the V of sleekest performance;

the soft toad, patient in the hot sand;

the sweet-hungry ants;

the uproar of mice in the empty house;

the tin music of the cricket’s body;

the blouse of the goldenrod.



What did you hear?



The thrush greeting the morning;

the little bluebirds in… Continue

Added by Marie Ennis O'Connor on November 29, 2009 at 2:25pm — 1 Comment

Helping people survive cancer with safe, healthy, affordable products you use daily

If you want to help people with cancer, why not purchase safe and healthy products from Neways Int, a 23 year old established manufacturer of the safest products in the world. Everything you put in and on your body and use in your home. A portion of the money goes to the Empower program and to Cancer Prevention Coalition (preventcancer.com). Personal care, beauty cosmetics, nutritionals, all safe and healthy for your body, babies, pets, cars and the environment.



You will be receiving… Continue

Added by Shelley R. Kramer-Public Health Educator on November 28, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

One of the things I’m grateful for in my life is that I feel part of a wonderful support community and now I am thrilled to have just become a part of this community too. I live in Ireland, so while we don’t celebrate the day officially here, I still feel as if I am sharing in something of the spirit of the day thanks to all my lovely American friends who are celebrating Thanksgiving. So, as I think of you all out there, getting ready for Thanksgiving, tuning into all those things and people… Continue

Added by Marie Ennis O'Connor on November 26, 2009 at 3:23am — 1 Comment

A.J. Ali's 2009 Thanksgiving Message

Well, it's that time again. For those of you who have known me for more than a year, you know that I have a tradition of asking my friends to take just five minutes out of their super busy schedules (how did we all get sooo busy?) this week to read my annual message of hope and thanksgiving. Although I am sending this out to everyone I know, I hope it touches each and every one of you on a deeply personal level.



This year has been an especially difficult year for many of us. There… Continue

Added by A.J. Ali on November 25, 2009 at 9:45pm — 3 Comments

Connecting to others through giving

Give, give, give—what is the point of having experience, knowledge, or talent if I don’t give it away? Of having stories if I don’t tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don’t share it? I don’t intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world, and with the divine.



I was very struck today while reading these beautiful words from novelist Isabel Allende from a book called This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable… Continue

Added by Marie Ennis O'Connor on November 25, 2009 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

Help rescind new guidelines for mammography

When I saw the headlines in USA Today on Tuesday morning (Nov. 17), I was in shock. I was in Washington DC attending a cancer event and caught the headlines on the way out the door. I was outraged, to put it mildly, and couldn't believe what I was reading. It went against every expert opinion or study I had come to know and trust.



After my diagnosis of breast cancer in 2004, I spent a lot of time researching how we detect breast cancer, because I had four large tumors that were not… Continue

Added by Pam Schmid on November 20, 2009 at 11:40am — 3 Comments

Thankful

As Thanksgiving draws near there has been much talk on FaceBook about what we are thankful for and trying every day of November to post these thoughts. It has made me think about all the people in my life who I am thankful for especially those who made/are making my experience with cancer much more manageable. These are my supporters and Co-Survivors. They say it takes a Village to raise a Child. I think it takes a Village to Survive Cancer. So this is a big ‘Thank You’ note to my… Continue

Added by Debbie Thomas on November 19, 2009 at 12:09pm — 3 Comments

Send a Kid to Movie Night!

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we’re offering you another wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of kids battling cancer:



Not a huge vampire fan? That’s okay; we know some kids who would be delighted to go in your stead! Purchase a ticket today and send a deserving young patient from Rady Children’s Hospital to walk down our red carpet this Thursday to attend the 7:30pm screening.



The Seany Foundation will be hosting two early showings… Continue

Added by The Seany Foundation on November 17, 2009 at 10:48am — 3 Comments

Seany Movie Night Excitement!

This time around, we got a hold of two auditoriums for twice the fun! Tell your friends!

Added by The Seany Foundation on November 10, 2009 at 8:33am — No Comments

Duck, Duck, Turkey.... by Diane Armitage

It's the time of year when families begin to gather to celebrate the holidays, which for me means reminiscing about days gone by. I'm sort of distance-deprived when it comes to most of my family these days, since nearly everyone I hold dear lives at least a plane flight or day's drive away.



As a kid, everyone I knew lived right where I did -- all of my immediate family, my aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents were within a few miles radius. Because we didn’t have a lot of… Continue

Added by Jane Ali on November 7, 2009 at 9:04am — 2 Comments

Colorectal Cancer News - Brian MacLeod

General Colorectal Cancer News

Advocacy Event on Capitol Hill



The CCA led a coalition of 27 patient advocacy organizations and joined over 100 patients representing all major diseases in urging policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT Scans, in final health care reform legislation this past October.



Brian MacLeod, a stage IV colon cancer survivor, traveled all the way from Washington state… Continue

Added by Jane Ali on November 6, 2009 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

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