We’ll be honest. When planning this blog series, we thought we had a brilliant idea: exploring the challenges unique to the Stages of Breast Cancer, from Stage 0 through Stage IV. And then we started interviewing women in each stage. … Continue reading →
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Caught! Fireflies in Action: A Match

At Firefly, we have the privilege of seeing, hearing, and witnessing how a Firefly match relationship can profoundly impact the experiences of women diagnosed with breast cancer every day for the past 5 years. In the second part of our … Continue reading →
Read MoreHealing Through Hobbies: Writing (by Susan Pettit, Guest Blogger)

Cancer. Quiet yet cantankerous emotions all consuming. Tears of fear, tears of questions, tears of shock, tears of waiting. Tears suppressed. Writing is a release.
Read MoreA Rare Genetic Mutation (by Guest Blogger Kate)

“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone’s soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That … Continue reading →
Read MoreSet It All Free (by Guest Blogger Cheryl Koehnen)

“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.” – Graham Greene Join Firefly for our second guest blog, written by Cheryl Koehnen, whose … Continue reading →
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