Posts by: Jessica Grono

Jessica Grono

Jessica Grono is an educator, speaker and writer. Jessica has a degree in Education. She is a wife and mother of two children. Jessica has several blogs because she enjoys educating people on cancer, cerebral palsy, parenting and general knowledge. Jessica is former Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania.

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017

One-year Anniversary: Reflections of a Breast Cancer Survivor

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

April 8 marked the one-year anniversary of the double mastectomy that erased cancer from my body. I am having a difficult time wrapping my mind around it being a whole ... Read more

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

Increase in Double Mastectomies Might Not Be Necessary

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

Deciding a course of treatment for breast cancer is between a patient and a doctor. Research and educating yourself is the best idea when it comes to weighing your options. Lately, ... Read more

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Breast Cancer Has a Way of Sneaking Up On You

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

Breast cancer is a sneaky sickness that likes to fool you. When I was diagnosed I would forget at times that I even had cancer. Breast cancer doesn’t usually hurt ... Read more

April 4, 2017April 3, 2017

What’s a Lumpectomy, and What to Expect

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

After a biopsy and learning that the oncologist found breast cancer, what would be the next step? I had never heard of a lumpectomy before I needed to have one, and ... Read more

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017

Understanding Breast Cancer Can Help You Deal with It

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

Developing a good understanding of breast cancer can help you and your loved ones deal with it if you get a diagnosis. And chances of getting it aren’t that remote. BreastCancer.org says about ... Read more

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Pre-Mastectomy Planning is a Practical Distraction

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

An oncologist recommending that you need a mastectomy is one of the most difficult things a woman will hear. I remember thinking to myself, “Did he seriously say that I ... Read more

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017

Mediterranean Diet Can Help Reduce Risk of Certain Breast Cancers

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

Who doesn’t want to cut her risk of breast cancer? Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to preventing cancer and everyone is different. However, it is comforting to know that ... Read more

March 7, 2017March 6, 2017

Advice for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

When you first discover you have breast cancer, the world stops and spins about a million times. Nothing can, or will ever, prepare you for hearing anyone say: “I’m sorry ... Read more

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017

Exercise Decreases Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk, Research Suggests

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

Getting breast cancer is tough enough the first time around. So, no one wants breast cancer to return, and most of us would do just about anything to prevent it. ... Read more

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

Breast Self-Exams: Lie Down AND Stand Up

Columns, Journey toward the Pink Path - a Column by Jessica Grono

As many women hear from their doctors and friends, and on television and radio, early detection of breast cancer is crucial. Breast self-exams have detected thousands of breast cancer cases ... Read more