Below is a Huffington Post article that I co-wrote with Sherry Lansing and Dr. Kristiina Vuori about a very interesting and unique opportunity for California residents this June. Typically, I’m not one to delve into the political arena, but when it comes to encouraging people to vote for something that will really make a difference… Continue reading YES on Prop 29: Cut Health Care Costs, Spur the Economy — and (hopefully!) Cure Cancer
Huffington Post
Well, Hello and Welcome!
First of all, please allow me to WELCOME all of you new readers to The Silver Pen! Thanks to yesterday’s LIVESTRONG letter and The Glitter Guide profile, I’ve met quite a few new and fabulous people (Silver Lining). I’m so happy that you’re here! As you will come to know, I’m a big fan of feedback.… Continue reading Well, Hello and Welcome!
SL Movie: 50/50
Last week my Huffington Post editor sent me an email asking if I was planning to see the movie 50/50. The What? Did the show 20/20 morph into a movie? Fortunately, she couldn’t see my look of confusion through email. Uh, after I figure out what it is, then sure…definitely I planned on watching it,… Continue reading SL Movie: 50/50
More Middle of the Night Musings
More middle of the night musings, tennis and posting from insomnia-ville.
Happy 4th of July!
All the best wishes for a safe, fun, happy and Silver Lined 4th of July! America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. ~Adlai Stevenson Below is… Continue reading Happy 4th of July!
Chemo Course Continues
Today was Chemo #5. Since I was unable to have chemo last week (because I didn’t recover from the 4th treatment), I had a revised version today. Though the original plan was that this was supposed to be the 5th of 6 treatments, I will have to go a little longer (maybe a lot longer… Continue reading Chemo Course Continues
Saturday Stroll
Today I took my first walk in nearly two weeks. I can’t believe I just wrote that. Holy Moly. It’s been a rough round. That said, I TOOK A WALK (Silver Lining!)…and am so grateful for it! Because I was so winded, I was passed by three snails in search of lunch. However, this pace… Continue reading Saturday Stroll
Sinister Sinusitis with a Side of Prunes
It was a very long, sleepless sore-throat-filled night of coughing and flipping back and forth (to get the mucus to move from one side of my sinus’ to the other – Ewwwwwww. Trust me, I know). I rose (well, actually I just opened my eyes) this morning feeling rotten – again. Clearly, this sinusitis was… Continue reading Sinister Sinusitis with a Side of Prunes
Huffington Post
Exciting news (well, at least I think so!): the next Brookside Buzz article is available on the Huffington Post. This week has been featured front and center! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hollye-harrington-jacobs/breast-cancer-and-surgery_b_823821.html Thank you all for your reading Brookside Buzz and The Huffington Post! I can’t tell you how much it means to me!
Huffington & Hemingway
The fifth Brookside Buzz article is posted on The Huffington Post! Here is the link (please feel free to forward or post on your Facebook or Twitter page!): Breast Cancer: Finding the Silver Linings http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hollye-harrington-jacobs/breast-cancer-finding-the_b_826925.html The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places. –Ernest Hemingway