Happy New Year! It’s time to review your budget and investments! Don’t skip over this blog; I (Joette Zola, Occupational Therapist) am referring to your energy budget and investing in yourself, much more interesting topics!
Read MoreCategory Archives: Survivors
Survivor, Guide, Wife, Mother: Jennifer’s Story
At Firefly Sisterhood, we are incredibly grateful for the devotion, passion, and generosity of our Firefly Guides. They are the core of our program, ready at the drop of a hat (actually the ring or notification of their phone) to … Continue reading →
Read MoreMoney Talks: Fighting the Financial Toxicity of Cancer
Cancer treatment is expensive. There may be multiple types of treatment, including surgeries, radiation, and medications. There are novel, new treatments with high price tags. Individual treatments are now combined, dramatically increasing costs. As a matter of fact, The National … Continue reading →
Read MoreMusic is Healing: an Interview with Local Musician Lyndelle Pratt
Music has such power. We can be swept up in the emotion of soaring melodies or haunting chords. Lyrics can move us to tears or connect us through shared experience. We can literally “feel” the sound of music (vibrations that … Continue reading →
Read MorePearls of Wisdom: the After Life (by Linda, Guest Blogger)
I’m all done. I rang the bell; I had my picture taken reluctantly. Who wants their picture taken with beard-like hair and no eyelashes or brows? No more chemo, radiation or even Herceptin. My port is out, and my mastectomy … Continue reading →
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