Pom Pom for People: Why Cheerleading is Good for Humanity
I was headed to the bathroom after a long meeting at work today when the thought behind this blog post struck me. I find it comical when these random thoughts cross my mind. Anyways back to my point. We need more cheerleaders! Cheerleaders. Yes, the people you find on the sidelines at athletic events cheering […]
Meet Eleanor, Side-Out’s New Assistant Team Support Rep!
Side-Out welcomes Eleanor Kent, our new assistant team support rep!! Read all about Eleanor and her strong connections with both volleyball and breast cancer below. Where are you from? I lived in Round Hill, VA near Purcellville until I was 7, but I spent most of my life living in Winchester, VA just an hour […]
Dating After Cancer
I recently joined an on-line dating service. I’m 32, I’m decent looking, I have a job I enjoy and family and friends I love. My motto is “go with the flow”…well, more specifically, my e-mail tagline is “When you come to a fork in the road, take it” (Yogi Berra). But I’m wavering a little […]
Grant to Life With Cancer Organization
On Thursday afternoon my son Rick, my husband Bryant and I awarded a grant of $50,000 to a local organization called Life With Cancer. This is an organization that offers free support to people who cannot afford it. In a beautiful facility just built they offer all kinds of tender loving care, i.e. psychologists, exercise […]
Good Times, Bad Times
Have been doing really well the last couple of months, tumor markers dropping, and aside from the usual effects of chemo been able to keep up my routine. So I’m a happy camper. That’s the good times. Bad times is when you go to chemo and your port refuses to work. A one-hour infusion becomes […]
