Tag Archives: noreen

Life after loss: Reflecting on the impact an individual can make in others’ lives

06/18/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Woody Fraser (left) and Hal Meyers (right) met 30 years ago and maintained a close friendship until Hal’s death in 2015. My husband lost his best friend today: Hal Meyers, the salt of the earth. He was my dear friend,…

Facing the statistics: What we can all learn from one mom battling cancer

06/11/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
This image shows metastasized human breast cancer cells (magnified 400 times, stained brown) in lymph nodes. (National Cancer Institute) National Cancer Survivors Day has come and gone. This past Sunday was the 28th year set aside to celebrate worldwide the…

The kindness of strangers: How donations to small foundations benefit cancer research

06/01/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Dodged another bullet. I am grateful that my CT scan this week showed “no change,” which means that the cancer in my liver is stable, not growing. This Phase One study drug has truly been remarkable for me. It has…

When ignorance is bliss: The question I’m too afraid to ask my doctors

04/23/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
A cancer patient shows off her breast cancer survivor bracelet. (REUTERS/Jim Bourg) Cancer is ever-changing. It’s got you by the throat and is not about to let go. There will be times along the way that you can keep it…

The medicine that helped me forget about cancer for three days

03/26/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Pins and needles and scan results— so it goes for me every eight weeks. During my last appointment, my doctor informed me that my tumor marker numbers were rising, which often means something is brewing. This makes waiting for CT…