Did you know that the average American waits 7 minutes to get their order at a coffeshop, 15 minutes for a table at a restaurant, 21 minutes for their significant other to get ready to go out, and 32 minutes … Continue reading →
Read MoreCategory Archives: Newly Diagnosed
More than a Date on the Calendar: Marking Cancer Milestones
Firefly Sisterhood is delighted to share a guest blog from Susan Pettit, one of our Firefly Guides. Do any of you, as breast cancer survivors, mark important dates during your cancer experience with thoughts of how much cancer has taken … Continue reading →
Read MorePerspectives in Breast Cancer Care: The Nurse Navigator
For many, getting in a car and driving to work, doctor appointments, shopping, or visiting family and friends is a daily occurrence, made easier by years of driving the same route or the GPS on our cell phones. Amazingly, there … Continue reading →
Read MoreYoung Survival Coalition: A Local & National Resource
I found a lump after I was weaning my daughter from breast feeding. . . . I thought I was going in (to see my Doctor) for what probably was a clogged milk duct, and turned out to be stage … Continue reading →
Read More“She Could Be My Twin!”: A Unique Firefly Match
Our Firefly Sisterhood “matchmakers” take a great deal into consideration when bringing together a Guide and a woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
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