I am proud to be a ten-year survivor of stage IV breast cancer. I was diagnosed at the age of 26. I am the author of "Letters to Sydney: Every Day I am Killing Cancer" which shares my journey through treatment. Along with conventional medicine I used exercise, nutrition, prayer, and visualization to take on the cancer. My goal is to empower women to be actively involved in their own journey and to inspire healthcare providers to make an impact with positive actions and words. Every day I am killing cancer... you can too!
The sun is streaming in my office window this morning. My dog and cats are lying in the brightest spots they can find. It just feels good. It is the perfect time to set myself up for a healthy ...
February 21, 2009 - 8:00am
Attitude is a choice. Do you believe that? I do. I have learned that even when things are terrible I have a choice. So do you.
I never knew darkness until the oncologist told me to "get my ...
February 16, 2009 - 9:35am
The subject of breast reconstruction keeps finding its way into my conversations lately. I guess that tells you how often I talk about cancer, huh?
I just wanted to share my opinion. I was ...
February 13, 2009 - 3:48pm
Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and somehow the songs keep creeping into my head. My neighbor was a huge Beatles fan when I was growing up, so ...
February 10, 2009 - 10:31am
I spent a little time in high school yesterday. My husband teaches health and he asked me to talk to his kids about cancer. He does a unit on diseases, giving them a brief overview of many ...
February 7, 2009 - 9:01am
Hey there Survivors, Caregivers, Health Care Providers…You’ll be hearing from me a little more often from now on. I’m happy to say that EmpowHer is my new blogging home, along with my own site ...
February 4, 2009 - 3:52pm
It is my intent to feed my family well without breaking the bank. As a long-term breast cancer survivor I believe that food is fuel for my body. I am sure that it has made a difference over ...
November 5, 2008 - 10:15am
Maybe I need a tattoo on my forehead that reads, “Breast Cancer Survivor.” If people knew that from the very start I wouldn’t stick my foot in my mouth nearly as often. You see, breast cancer is ...
October 29, 2008 - 8:49am
Why am I still here almost ten years after finding out that the breast cancer has spread to my bones? Isn’t that the question? I find that the opinion is varied depending on who you talk to. Of ...
October 21, 2008 - 8:41am
It’s a gray and dreary day in Michigan. For all of you lovers of Fall this is why I hate it. Blah, Blah, Blah.
Where is the sun? There is something good about today though, it is my ...
October 8, 2008 - 8:21am
Every other week I have a date with a leather lazy boy chair. I get there early, just after dropping my kids off at school. Coffee in hand, I make my way into this small cancer center near my ...
October 2, 2008 - 9:31am
I’ve been walking this path called survivorship for a while now. It’s gotten so that I often get phone calls from others wanting to know what I did and what I think works. In fact just yesterday ...
September 25, 2008 - 9:11am
Fall has arrived in Michigan. The air is crisp and my kids are back in school. This time of year always seems to leave me in a funk. While I long for routine and time to myself in the summer, ...
September 17, 2008 - 10:07am
It is time to stand up, that’s right, STAND UP 2 CANCER. On Friday September 5th ABC, NBC, and CBS will be airing a huge, celebrity packed, event to raise money for research for cancer. It is ...
September 3, 2008 - 11:45am
I am a Survivor.
The first time that I was recognized as a survivor I had been diagnosed less than six months.
I was walking the survivor lap at a Relay for Life event. I felt really weird ...
August 27, 2008 - 10:44am
The latest from Heather Jose:
I can remember almost everything about the doctor's visit that set the ball rolling. My husband, daughter and I went to it on a Tuesday evening. We thought it ...
August 21, 2008 - 12:59pm
Every day I am killing cancer! That is my motto since being told to ‘get my affairs in order’ over nine years ago. I was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with multiple bone mets on a dark ...
August 6, 2008 - 5:04pm