11/1 – LIVE 2′ PRE-LIT NUTCRACKER SPRUCE TREE
This charming pre-lit spruce will inspire awe in the young and young-at-heart. Bedecked with glittery carved wood nutcrackers, sprays of gleaming blue stars, glittery striped icicles, and red-and-silver drums, it is a child’s dream of Christmas morning goodies. A glittering red snowflake crowns the tree, which arrives planted [...]

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When I was a child growing up in an underdeveloped country where good medical care was rare or too expansive for most, cancer meant certain death.  Now with advances in medical research the moniker “cancer survivor” is a reality.  My mother died of cancer and ten years later my sister became a cancer survivor.
My mother [...]

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My name is Wendy McCoole and I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 42 – the same age my mother was when she was first diagnosed 25 years earlier.  Ironic.
Things were VERY different for her – people didn’t want to talk about breast cancer back then.  When she went to the doctor’s [...]

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In my last book “One Year to an Organized Life,” I wrote an Epilogue that honors my best friend and the extraordinary contribution she made to my journey back to health.  Two surgeries and six rounds of chemotherapy was a daunting task…especially for someone who doesn’t even take aspirin!  Here is my tribute to Susie…
Epilogue
At [...]

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At age 28 after 9 years of college, I achieved my lifetime dream of becoming a veterinarian. At age 33, when I should have been enjoying my new career, my marriage, a new home, and a young child, I was struck “out-of-the-blue” with breast cancer. Prior to my diagnosis I considered myself at low [...]

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An epiphany, awakening, or an AHA Moment are different terms used to describe an experience that changes your life forever. Mine hit when I was only seventeen. My parents had just gone bankrupt and moved our family to the other side of the country to live with my grandparents on their farm. I was [...]

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Forty four years of age. 5’8” fit and with a good build. Her face beams with a gorgeous smile positively affecting all in her presence. On the outside you cannot tell that she is a breast cancer survivor, but it took some time for her to realize it.
This brief description describes me, Denise. I was [...]

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Show your support for National Breast Cancer Awareness month and feel better about yourself. Better shows you how.

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In the Joy of Cooking’s 70 years, only 18 recipes have survived an increase in serving sizes, fat, sugar and calories.

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Over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and it was the BEST thing that could have happened to me.
How could I possibly say this? Because having had my own personal encounter with cancer, I discovered how empowering an experience it was and can be! If you have been diagnosed with [...]

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