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Women Who Fight Cancer Are Rock Stars

Jacki — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:54:03 +0000

In the spirit of International Women’s Day, I honor those who courageously rise and bravely fight cancer — women who are diagnosed with a deadly disease and are put through the rigors of grueling, poisonous, and far-reaching treatment plans that sometimes

Just Hope Geocache Has Been Found

Jacki — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:50:21 +0000

My Just Hope geocache is now officially listed on the Geocaching.com website, and, already, it’s been found. This morning, I received notification that a geocacher located my treasure. This person signed the online logbook, “FTF. Thanks for keeping us all

Just Hope Hidden in the Woods

Jacki — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:17:49 +0000

I know it appears that I live in the freezing wilderness of some northern state. I do not. I live in Florida. I just happen to get cold very easily, so my coat, scarf, and gloves come out when the

Cancer-Survivor Spectrum — Where Do You Fall?

Jacki — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:23:48 +0000

I know a guy. He was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had surgery, and radiation, and he is now cancer-free. He is not sure he identifies with being a cancer survivor, though, and I think he should. “It’s weird

Scarves Dot Net Shares My Story

Jacki — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:15:01 +0000

I was interviewed recently by the folks at Scarves Dot Net. Here’s how the story turned out: JACKI FROM “MY BREAST CANCER BLOG”

I Love What Happened Today

Jacki — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:36:21 +0000

I think I want a new job — I want to be a professional guest speaker. I had so much fun today sharing my breast cancer story with a bunch of University of Florida medical students (if you guys are

Operation Booby Cache — Calling All Comments

Jacki — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:59:40 +0000

We are newbies at geocaching, but we’re inspired to do more than find hidden outdoor treasures; we want to fashion our own cache, and we’ve already chosen our theme — breast cancer awareness. Of course. Our box will look something

Ready to Share My Story, My Hair

Jacki — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:07:45 +0000

My favorite wig will join me on February 13 when I talk to a group of second-year medical students at the University of Florida. My task is to share my breast cancer story with these students, who are learning the

$8 to Help Crush Cancer

Jacki — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:59:35 +0000

It’s been years since I’ve done any cancer-cause fundraising — I collected so many thousands of dollars over the course of a few Making Strides Against Breast Cancer seasons that I thought it was only fair to give my family

Here’s the Thing

Jacki — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:47:54 +0000

The thing about all these breast cancer women I know is that many of us have never met in person. We have connected mostly through mutual friends, blogs, and Facebook, and together, we share our stories, raise awareness, spread hope,