tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27606580562081159962023-06-20T05:35:43.074-07:00Breast Cancer AwarenessA man asked , "How can you smile when your world is crumbling down." I said , " Heres my secret when I want to cry , I take a look around and I see that I'm getting by and I hold on."LoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-63145502170102991302012-04-25T16:51:00.001-07:002012-04-25T16:51:13.149-07:00Hope<br />
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It cannot cripple love </div>
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It cannot destroy peace </div>
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It cannot kill friendship </div>
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It cannot suppress memories </div>
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It cannot silence courage </div>
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It cannot invade the soul </div>
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It cannot steal eternal life </div>
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Heading off to doctor’s appointments, treatments, etc. means carrying a lot of stuff with you. Most of the time, you have to wait and a good book or journal makes a wonderful ‘wait partner’. Chemotherapy treatments can take a while. Carry meditation tapes and plugged in for the duration. It may help you relax and transport you to another place while the treatment taking place.<br />
Having a sturdy, roomy and – bonus – inspirational - tote bag is a great way to manage the bits and pieces while providing an inspirational message to keep you focused and positive. Staying positive and involved in your own healing are definite prerequisites to keep in mind.LoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-81364200861103835552012-04-17T12:14:00.001-07:002012-04-25T15:30:34.201-07:00Quote<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I made a promise to my mother to continue to excel in school in the hopes of going to a great college... My mother’s death only heightened my passion to want to succeed in each one of my goals. There is no way that I will let my mother’s death go in vain. She spent 14 years raising me to be the best person that I can be. I will not stop until I know I have made her proud.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">”</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span> </div>
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<span style="color: deeppink; font-family: times new roman; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">We thought of you with love today,<br />but that is nothing new.<br /><br />We thought about you yesterday,<br />and the days before that, too.<br /><br />We think of you in silence,<br />We often speak your name.<br /><br />All we have are memories,<br />and your picture in a frame.<br /><br />Your memory is our keepsake<br />with which we'll never part.</span></span><br />
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This year's goal is to raise $3,300,000.00 , so far we achieved $85,485.24 <a href="http://www.komenstlouis.org/site/TR/Race/General?fr_id=1110&pg=entry">http://www.komenstlouis.org/site/TR/Race/General?fr_id=1110&pg=entry</a>LoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-2625956404299711172012-04-15T16:36:00.000-07:002012-04-25T14:43:14.821-07:00Reminder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Monthly Breast ExamsLoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-76620791172123591742012-04-11T10:14:00.001-07:002012-04-11T10:14:43.407-07:00A Different Wind<em>Part 3</em><br />
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mom came home from her treatments we would greet her with hugs and kisses. She
would be too tired to see our homework or ask us how our day was but I understood
.I posted my report cards on the refrigerator every quarter and she would take
them off and save them in a vanilla folder .She did not talk much, but her
actions reassured me she cared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As time
progressed mom would go to the doctor’s office less and less. After awhile she
was back to normal and it was weird but exciting to see the old her. Doctors
said all her cancer was gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>LoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-35050069140185585212012-04-11T10:07:00.001-07:002012-04-11T10:08:44.020-07:00A Different Wind<em>Part 2</em> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 11 years ago when I first saw my
mother’s left breasted removed. As a 5-year-old my brain could not comprehend the
extent of her illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My first five
years in elementary school she would vanish in and out of my life like a magic
trick. I was too young to understand her situation but my poor grades showed my
pain. She was weak, sad, and it seemed as though her skin turned two shades darker every
hour. I felt helpless and hopeless .......... </span></div>
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<em>A personal story my baby sister wrote about dealing with a family member who had breast cancer:</em> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> December-9, 2008 I lost the most influential
person in my life-my mother. The day she died it felt like my heart came to a
standstill and the world stopped at my feet. My mom was taken off life support
and was forced to breathe on her own. She made it through 11 hours before her
heart collapsed due to breast cancer related complications. My heart felt
deprived and family did not make any difference. My life since then would
continue to make tremendous changes as though it did in the past. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><em>to be continue:</em> </span></div>LoveLiveLifeProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619513121688119426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760658056208115996.post-33035819514666049942012-04-09T10:35:00.002-07:002012-04-09T10:35:25.933-07:00Susan G. Komen <em> St.Louis Race for the Cure </em>will take place Saturday June, 23, 2012 for more information contact :<br />
St.Louis Affiliate <br />
Phone: (314)569 3903<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:hwc@komenstlouis.org">hwc@komenstlouis.org</a><br />
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