"Yes, that first morning after that life altering diagnosis, when we get up and put one foot in front of the other and begin our first official day as someone with breast cancer, we become Survivors...finding the strength we never knew we could summon and a fight to survive that we never imagined we'd need. Yes, that is the day we become survivors." I hung on every word that Colleen Curtis spoke this past Sunday at the CIBC Run for the Cure. "Breast cancer decimates the entire family …
Love Your Boobs – Run for the Cure
By the time I was in Grade 5, I was fully developed. When I say developed, I mean I was no longer training my chest, it had exploded overnight it seemed into full size cans, jugs, chesticles…..big honkin boobs! Whatever you call them, I had them and I hated them! For ten years I did everything in my power to hide them from the world, wearing shirts three sizes too big and hunching over my shoulders. My breasts were quite literally the worst thing to ever happen to me. It wasn’t until my early …
One New Thing: Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Ugh, breast cancer, amirite? It's sort of like a terrible sitcom in that no one can find a redeeming quality about it anywhere. But unlike Hollywood bigwigs who continue to give life to horrible television programs, you can do something to lower your risk of breast cancer. (Also maybe turn off the TV and just walk away, people.) Life in Pleasantville is working with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on their One New Thing (#OneNewThing) campaign to help raise awareness about breast cancer …
Cook for the Cure
Cook for the Cure, Sure!...But Which Foods? By Theresa Albert, founder of www.myfriendinfood.com Helping others has proven to be one of the key ways to relieve stress and create happiness. Canada’s top chefs are poised to make that easier for you. Be one of the top 50 fundraisers and you can have the chance to cook with the likes of Lynn Crawford, Chuck Hughes, Mark McEwan, Vikram Vij and Corbin Tomaszeski during the KitchenAid Culinary Showdown. Even raising $1000 gets you in and enjoying …
Breast Cancer Prevention
by Amanda McNally I may just may be a control freak when it comes to certain things and I LOVE information. So, it makes perfect sense that if we know there are things we can do to help prevent something, I’m in. Knowledge is power! This year I participated in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure for the 15th year in a row. As I was filling out my “who are you running for” bib, it occurred to me that I have a lot of people in my life who have been …
