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Well, we survived the fireworks and noise of the 4th only to find summer arrive with a vengeance.  It was 93 yesterday, and it is 86 today, and the sun is intense and unremitting.  Dare I say that...

 Friday I attended the 2014 Ovarian Cancer Survivors Course which was put on by  the Foundation for Women's Cancer.  It was held in Las Vegas, and we heard speakers who talked on the hereditary...

I finally got time to look through some of the materials I picked up at the conference in San Diego, and I am so happy I picked up the one titled "Understanding CA 125 Levels."  I know we're all...

Well, it's 2013, and I'm very glad it is here.  December was a long month for our family as my sister-in-law passed away on December 17, so we went to Cottonwood, AZ for the funeral, and then got...

Today I told my story for the first time to the students at UCI Medical Center.  It was a little intimidating for me to get up in front of everybody, but I'm glad I did it.  There were four of us...

It's May!  I hope you're all enjoying it as much as I do.  May is, without a doubt, my favorite month of the year.  The Jacaranda trees are showing off their purple beauty, the flowers are out,...

The Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco is in two months, and I've started putting my costume together.  It is going to be an orange shirt with writing on the back that says, "Real Housewives of...

When I was in high school there was a hit song entitled "Moments to Remember."  It was one of my favorite songs then and now.  With that song in mind, my daughter Jonna, my friend Nancy, and I got...

Yesterday I received one of the many e-mails that people send each other, but this e-mail had a ver inspirational message that I want to share.  I hope you like it.  "I am not afraid of tomorrow...

Last night I watched the finals of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and saw all the magnificent dogs.  They were all beautiful, and of course, since I have a samoyed, I was hoping that...

The past year has been a long journey that has at times been very rewarding and at other times has been a long walk down a seemingly endless tunnel. It has been not quite a year since I had my...

It's been a busy October. This Saturday my daughter and I will walk the Harbor Heritage Run, a 5K fundraiser for her high school alma mater. We're looking forward to it, and the weather is suppose...

The past year has been a long journey that has at times been very rewarding and at other times has been a long walk down a seemingly endless tunnel. It has been not quite a year since I had my...

Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I've been running around town picking up my  baked pies from Marie Callendar's and the rolls from Polly's Pies.  I'm very good at heating things in the microwave, but...

It's been a busy October. This Saturday my daughter and I will walk the Harbor Heritage Run, a 5K fundraiser for her high school alma mater. We're looking forward to it, and the weather is suppose...