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Thief of memories

by Robin | Oct 13, 2009 | Breast Cancer, Cancer is NOT okay!, Do Something!, Health, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal

Breast cancer doesn't just plunder body, it is a thief of memories. I have good reason to hate it, too: The memory album of my mother is too small. Blank pages are haunted with wonderings of "what might have been, if only." If...

Unintentional lessons

by Robin | Aug 10, 2009 | (in)courage, Cancer is NOT okay!, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Memoir, Mothers and daughters, Personal

"I wanted you to see what real courage is….It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do."~ Atticus Finch, in Harper Lee's, "To Kill a...

I Pink, I Can

by Robin | Oct 10, 2008 | Cancer is NOT okay!, Do Something!, Family, friendship, Good causes, Personal

Think "pink" and what is your mental default? An ice cream parlor (studies suggest pink stimulates sweet cravings)? Little girls in ribbons and lace? Valentine hearts & roses? …or breasts? During the month of October, I suppose many of you...

Quickie times four :)

by Robin | May 23, 2008 | Cancer is NOT okay!, Giveaways, Personal

[1] Remember the "all call" for your cancer-related questions? Well…. Please visit Karen at Simply Amusing for a Q&A on skin cancer this week; breast and cervix cancer next. [2] BIG thanks to Alyson at Three Peas in a Pod for the...

Cancer, the next best thing to Satan

by Robin | May 17, 2008 | Advice, Blog Carnivals, Cancer is NOT okay!, Personal

It is rare for me to use the word "hate" and mean it, but I HATE cancer and I mean it. Cancer robbed me of knowing my mom beyond childhood; it deprived my children from knowing their "other" grandmother; it cruelly took my paternal grandmother away...

Good Eats, More Treats

by Robin | May 6, 2008 | Cancer is NOT okay!

{Please be sure to read background and Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show highlights 10-8 here!} [7] Susansnaps, #7 in my highlights, but no doubt the most inspirational story of the show. Susan Stachler, pictured at right with her mom, Laura, was...