Columns

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016

5 Holiday Wishes for Cancer Patients Like Us

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

Did you just get that terrifying diagnosis? Is your hair falling out, completely gone, or coming back in a bizarre stubble that has you guessing about what the color and ... Read more

December 14, 2016December 16, 2016

Aftermath of Surviving Breast Cancer Can Make Dating Complicated

Columns, Protect the Pecs - a Column by Steve Del Gardo

Dating after cancer? As one man to another, one breast cancer survivor to another, let me tell you: It’s been awful. After my cancer journey was over, I waited three years ... Read more

December 13, 2016December 16, 2016

Gift Ideas for the Breast Cancer Warrior

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

Holidays are fast approaching and so is the deadline for buying gifts! If you have someone who has breast cancer or is a breast cancer survivor, you might be wondering ... Read more

December 12, 2016December 16, 2016

Stained, Tatted, and a Bad Ass

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

“Bad Ass” probably isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind if asked to describe me. If you had to guess what I do for a living, you might venture ... Read more

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

December 6, 2016December 16, 2016

The Week Leading Up to My Double Mastectomy

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

The week before my double mastectomy happened to be very busy. The Saturday before I had terrible pain in my right cheek through my jaw. I felt certain that I ... Read more

November 30, 2016December 16, 2016

‘Sir, You Need a Mammogram.’ … What?!

Columns, Protect the Pecs - a Column by Steve Del Gardo

“Sir, you need a mammogram.” Hearing those words from my doctor was shocking. Why? Because I am a not a woman. I felt as if I was in an episode ... Read more

November 29, 2016December 16, 2016

Mastectomy was inevitable, but single or double was a choice

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

When I came home from a long day of getting my second opinion and hospital pre-registration, I felt a sense of relief. I had chosen Fox Chase Cancer Center in ... 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 22, 2016December 16, 2016

Giving Thanks, Despite Cancer

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

Thanksgiving is a time when we celebrate family, friends and peace. Pumpkin pies and the smell of turkey should be foremost in our minds. Instead, for many of us with ... Read more