Posts by: Nancy Brier

Nancy Brier

Nancy Brier lives in Palm Desert, California with her husband and their daughter. She coaches entrepreneurs and writes about family, cancer, travel, and business. For more of her work, please visit www.NancyBrier.com.

December 6, 2016December 16, 2016

All By Myself in the Sunshine

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

I sat on a blanket, alone, in a field spotted with blue and yellow flowers. Our rural community celebrates the end of the school year with an annual Renaissance ... Read more

November 28, 2016December 16, 2016

Let Me Eat Cake

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

I take my baking seriously. I actually harvest my own yeast and use it to bake bread. It’s a smelly, glue-like concoction that lives in the back of our refrigerator and ... Read more

November 21, 2016December 16, 2016

Ten Reasons to be Thankful for Cancer

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Thankful? For cancer? Not really. But as Americans gather this week to celebrate Thanksgiving, I want to share gifts I found scattered all over cancer’s path. For these treasures, I ... Read more

November 14, 2016December 16, 2016

Chemotherapy’s Best-Kept Secret — Menopause

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Menopause. Not the sexiest word in the English language. Thickening waists. Dry skin. Brain fog. Hair in places where you don’t want hair. Before starting chemotherapy as part of my ... Read more

November 7, 2016December 16, 2016

Cheeky Chat More Effective Than Tears

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns, News

“I think that’s everything.” Gary shoved our suitcase into the car and slammed the door shut. It was time for our long drive north from Palo Alto to our rural ... Read more

October 31, 2016December 16, 2016

Firefly Project’s Medical Students and Penpals

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

I’m waiting for a letter, and it’s going to be here any day now. Not an email. Not a bill. Not a catalog. A real letter, written just for me ... Read more

October 27, 2016December 16, 2016

Pink Is the New Black

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

I’m up for parole. Every six months, I have to check in with the authorities, and they tell me if I’m good for another six or if they’re going to ... Read more

October 24, 2016December 16, 2016

Cancer by the Numbers

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

“I didn’t know cancer comes with bankruptcy.” That’s what a friend told me shortly after her dad was diagnosed. I know the financial costs because when I got breast cancer ... Read more

October 20, 2016December 16, 2016

Six Great Breast Cancer Recommendations from One Top Oncologist

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Recently, I spoke with Dr. Michel Choueiri, an oncologist who trained at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California, San Diego. He’s the founder of cancerdocs.org, a resource ... Read more

October 17, 2016December 16, 2016

My Husband Froze My Head to Save My Hair

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, News

We had frozen my head according to the instructions, and it did say that some hair loss was to be expected. But was this giant pile a normal amount? I looked ... Read more