New Komen Foundation policy also refuses funding for embryonic stem cell research
Proceeds will only be used for actual
breast cancer research and prevention if we feel like it.
Via Kombiz, it appears the Susan G. Komen Foundation's newest push towards the hard-right has resulted in another new policy as well. According to a state...
Open Letter to My High School Class. Especially Paula.
Filed under: Woman UpHigh school was not a happy time for me, and I don't blame people for disliking who I was. But 40 years have passed, and I'm not the same person. I like my life now. Permalink | Email this | Linking Bl...
Open Letter to My High School Class. Especially Paula.
Filed under: Woman UpHigh school was not a happy time for me, and I don't blame people for disliking who I was. But 40 years have passed, and I'm not the same person. I like my life now. Permalink | Email this | Linking Bl...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the State of the Union, and the Empty Chair
Filed under: House, State of the Union, Woman Up, Congress, Arizona ShootingThe congresswoman's husband says his wife will recover from her wounds stronger that ever. But as all survivors of trauma learn, the only certainty is that she'll emerge as a d...
Elizabeth Edwards: Topic No. 1 for a Coupla Sick Chicks Sitting Around Talking
Filed under: Woman Up, Elizabeth EdwardsTwo cancer survivors take a few minutes in a Kansas coffee shop to reflect on the death of Elizabeth Edwards and how the disease changes everything -- especially time. Permalink | Email this |...
Elizabeth Edwards Dies at Age 61
Filed under: Elizabeth EdwardsElizabeth Edwards died Tuesday after a six-year battle with breast cancer, The Associated Press and ABC News reported. She was 61. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
The wisdom of conscious suffering
Thanksgiving always is an emotionally complicated time for me. It was just days before Thanksgiving in 1991 that I was diagnosed with cancer, and someone very important to someone close to me just recently was diagnosed with cancer. And then I heard about Kris.
The blogger known as exmearden was among the first...
A Magical Life Cut Short, but Lived on Her Own Fierce Terms
Filed under: Woman UpOnce upon a time, Lindy Elizondo and I were inseparable. Then our paths diverged, but all these years later, what she gave me remains: cherished memories of a vibrant human being -- and a rare and irreplaceable friendship. Per...
Turn Purple on October 20 — and Show LGBT Youth It Does ‘Get Better’
Filed under: Woman Up"Awareness" campaigns often signify little and accomplish even less. But the "It Gets Better" effort to support the LGBT community might just instill hope in lives where that's a missing ingredient. Permalink | Emai...
Time to Get Out of the Pool? Contaminants May Lead to Bladder Cancer, Study Says
Filed under: Environment, PD InvestigationsA researcher says "nobody should stop swimming because of our study," but calls for greater regulation of contaminants in indoor pools. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs ...
