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A Burning House
Guest post from Kasi Good, survivor... "My cancer has felt like a burning house. While it burns, every bit of energy and attention is...

Lifting Hearts
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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The After Effects of Breast Cancer Treatments
I was diagnosed in May of 2022 with a malignant tumor in my right breast or Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in doctors’ terms. I underwent a...
Crystal Watson
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Strength
It’s almost the end of October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I found my old blog last night and started reading through all of the...

Lifting Hearts
Oct 29, 20235 min read
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Take Time to Put Pen to Paper
Writing has always been a passion of mine and keeping a journal has blessed my life as very few things have. When I write I am relaxed...

Lifting Hearts
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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Talking about death doesn’t mean we are giving up or being negative...
A guest post by Shellie Kendrick... A lot of us in MBC Land (metastatic breast cancer) hear “Any one of us could be hit by a bus...

Lifting Hearts
Aug 24, 20224 min read
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A Sacredness in Tears by Liz Dalton
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They...

Lifting Hearts
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Present'ism
Presentism - Judging yesterday through today's lens. As my husband and I were on the tour bus taking us from Glasgow, Scotland to the...

Ronda Walker Weaver
Aug 9, 20202 min read
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"We're all just walking each other home."
Walking home from school on a blustery Southeastern Idaho spring day was tough. Tired, hungry, cold, and that Idaho wind, oh my, nipping...

Ronda Walker Weaver
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Feeling Foggy?
There is a fine line between doing your research and throwing your computer across the room because you hate what you just read. That...

Lifting Hearts
Jul 17, 20203 min read
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Hot Flashes Heating up your Summer?
Posted by Bethanie Newby The last week or so felt like Spring, but Summer is back and I'm already glowing. Not only that, but the hot...

Lifting Hearts
Jun 12, 20202 min read
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Zoom Mtg Latest Topic: Affirmations
Week 1 and 2 of May, we gathered in the zoom room to discuss and create affirmations. Kara led the discussion... Goal - to create a list...

Lifting Hearts
May 15, 20202 min read
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The "C" Word
Guest post by Heather Hadlock, survivor... "Cancer.. the dreaded c word no one wants to here. It's amazing to me how people think once...

Lifting Hearts
Jan 24, 20204 min read
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It's What You Do With What You Have Left...
Pull out your Cancer journal, take a few minutes to read the following quote, and write down your reaction to it... "Oh, my friend, it's...

Lifting Hearts
Nov 19, 20191 min read
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Dear John (boobs)...
Thanks to Jane Elizabeth Baker, who contributed to our blog today! A "Dear John" letter to my boobies, You first showed up 38 years ago...

Lifting Hearts
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Don't Ask Me To Get On With My Life...
After 11 years, I just looked back at my old blog I created when I was going through treatments. I found this, and thought I'd share. ...

Lifting Hearts
Oct 10, 20192 min read
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Scars
I've been thinking about SCARS today (this happens every once in a while). It started when I got out of the shower this morning, and...

Lifting Hearts
Sep 24, 20122 min read
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Only One Purpose
From an article written for Lifting Hearts in 2012 by survivor, Kathy Christensen: "I love my job at the bank because I meet such...

Lifting Hearts
Sep 17, 20122 min read
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Seasons of Cancer
As I watch Spring unfold around my world, I've been reflecting on the seasons.... Fall, when everything stops growing, and the trees and...

Lifting Hearts
Apr 23, 20122 min read
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Adjusting Our Sails
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -- Jimmy Dean This quote paints...

Lifting Hearts
Jan 17, 20111 min read
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Did That Really Happen?
I looked back on my cancer blog (Foobbabe's Cancer Journey) and found something I wrote a little while ago - I thought I'd share it......

Lifting Hearts
Jun 10, 20101 min read
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