Cancer Survivor, writing about Health and Fitness as you age

I came across this article from WebMD about the personal stories of breast cancer survivors.  I find them tremendously encouraging and not only relevant to the specific subject of breast cancer, but also about handling adversity in general.  Some of the key points I noticed in these women's stories: They took action They were hopeful They had support They dealt with what they were facing in different ways.  In the words of one "you don't need to be a hero" while another decided to do just that and continued to go to the gym.  They are great examples of women who have met the challenge of breast cancer and made it through.  If they can do it, so can you.  No matter what your personal challenge is.  Take a read of the WebMD article Me and the girls. Breast cancer is a subject near to me, and I wanted to remind everyone (male and female), that there are wonderful opportunities to help support the cause: You can find events in your area at the Su...

Sometime ago I read a BusinessWeek article that talked about how people with some chronic illnesses were using a social networking site to connect ( BW 12/4/2008, Health 2.0) . Basically they shared all their personal and medical information with each other and are able to compare experiences, diagnoses, treatments, etc. In a specific case talked about in the BusinessWeek, one person spear-headed a low-level clinical trial of a treatment that no doctor, hospital or drug company were interested in pursuing. Why am I blogging about this? This August will be 7 years since I lost my mother to breast cancer, and aside from the various monetary contributions I make, I signed on to The Love/Avon Army of Women site http://www.armyofwomen.org/ . It is a partnership between Dr. Susan Love and Avon. While not quite the same as a social networking site, it does use the power of the internet to reach out to as many women as possible who would be willing to support the ongoing search for the cure...