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An Unfamiliar Summer
I’ve always adored summers as my body pleaded for Vitamin D and a Coppertone tan. Days at the beach in June reminded me that comparing older middle-age to adolescence is like amputating your leg versus gingerl... Read More
A Life-Changing Summer
Editor's note: As we celebrate National Survivors Month, we celebrate amazing people like Cindy Small who are brave enough to share their journeys. New Focus Daily applauds them for putting their stories ou... Read More
Mother May I? Permission not to Celebrate Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is arriving soon for many and according to stats, it is the busiest holiday for restaurants, florists and Hallmark card stockers. But there is a dark side to this rosy day… the side that does not i... Read More
Spring: A Time for Renewal
At last, soon we will all be thawing out and embracing the sweetness of spring. I thought I would never defrost this winter. Eyeing up those blossoming trees and green lawns is clearly nature commanding us to ... Read More
The Pain Struggle, and Joy of the Blues
Shadowing a cancer diagnosis, it is only natural for your world to fill with sadness, anger and grieving. Depression from your disease, on the other hand, takes its sweet time arriving before finally coasting i... Read More
February – The Month of Love. A Survivor Speaks.
As an ovarian cancer survivor, time and the significance of holidays have become very important to me. February is a month to focus on love; however, it has other significant components. Compassion and min... Read More
Gratitude – Giving Something Back
Cancer survivor gratitude? Hurricane Katrina survivor gratitude? When I think of this as a topic for a piece of writing, at first my tendency is to scoff. I’m cynical and the idea of “gratitude” is everywhere t... Read More
Worse than Katrina
Worse than Katrina:
How I used my New Orleans roots to overcome cancer
I am a survivor. I haven’t earned any trophies nor escaped wild beasts in the wilderness or even made a lasting impression to this p... Read More