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The Return of the Butterflies
The conversation in my staff room this week was about the beautiful weather we enjoyed this past summer, and the multitude of butterflies which graced our province. Up until this summer, catching a...
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Freedom Park
On September 22, 2012, I had the honor of being part of one of the biggest volunteer projects in the history of our province, as more than 400 volunteers showed up at my school to build an entire park...
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Psychic Predictions…..
Sometimes, in casual conversation, I will mention something about my psychic, and it usually results in a few raised eyebrows. To me, my annual psychic reading is as normal as my annual dental...
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Awesome!
I just love the Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha. Neil describes himself as an “average guy” who began a blog to document 1000 awesome things….those free little joys that make life so sweet. His...
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My First Hair Cut!
When I lost all of my hair just two weeks after starting chemo last year, I was not the least bit disturbed. I had heard many stories of women whose pre-chemo hair was replaced by a head of luxurious...
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Free T-Shirts
I pulled out my t-shirt drawer recently and realized that it is practically bursting at the seams. I am not normally a t-shirt gal, so it took me by surprise that I have accumulated so many of these...
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Awareness: Autism and Breast Cancer
When my son, Ben, was 3 years old, I knew there was something wrong. Having nearly 20 years of experience as an Educational Psychologist, I analyzed the possible diagnoses: cognitive delay, learning...
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The Big Apple
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April, 2011, it was just days before I was scheduled to depart for the Dominican Republic with my daughter, Kaitlyn. We were really looking forward to a week...
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Hard Grub
Healthy Pea Soup For my non-Newfoundland friends, here is the definition: Hard Grub: (Noun). Food staples. Food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant...
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The Rainbow Bridge
photo by Colin Pittman www.facebook.com/colinsphotogallery/ For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you will recall that one of my “perks of having cancer” was coming to...
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“It’s The Most Stressful Time Of The Year”
(Caution, contains coarse language. May be offensive to some.) I am surprised that by now, someone has not done a spoof on the song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, cause let’s face it,...
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My Photo Journal, 2012
As 2012 draws to a close, I would like to share with you some pictures, which show the highs and lows of the past year for me. 2012 got off to a great start with a FREE trip to Florida (compliments of...
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The Savvy Sister
What a wonderful age of technology we live in! To think, that sitting here in little ole Lewin’s Cove, Newfoundland, I co-authored a book with a woman who lives in Georgia. Our book is being...
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Snow Days!
There is something childlike and magical about looking through the window at the blowing snow in the early morning, with bated breath, fingers crossed, wondering if the storm is bad enough to close...
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Perks Facebook Page
Have you “LIKED” our facebook page? Go to: http://www.facebook.com/#!/100PerksOfHavingCancerPlus100HealthTips and click LIKE for your chance to win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of...
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LiveStrang
In the early hours of Saturday, January 19th, an emergency Skype meeting was called by the executive of “Perks of Cancer” (consisting mostly of me and Susan with Shawn popping on the screen from time...
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Too Good To Be True?
Have you seen those commercials which are now being aired for the Komen 3 day walk? What surprised me most, is the claim that there has been a 30% drop in breast cancer mortality rates since the...
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Taking the Vegan Challenge!
Flo Says: Lately, I have been reading a lot about “plant based eating”. In particular, I am finding Julieanna Hever’s book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition absolutely fascinating!...
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Moved To Tears
I have always fancied myself a bit of a Superhero, with my super power being the ability to multi-task in a super human way. It would not be unusual, for example, to walk in to my house on a given...
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The Bok Choy Project
In my own defence, let me begin by saying that I was not reared up eating bok choy. However, when I first tasted this powerhouse veggie at Shawn’s house a few weeks ago, I was delighted with its mild...
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