In our country, we are blessed to have a 15-yr. breast cancer survival rate of 77%. Other countries are not so fortunate. The women in Africa need our help. Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded Courage to Dare. Their challenges: 1) In Africa breast cancer is a “curse from God”; 2) No […]

WE ARE ONE WORLD Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded a charity called Courage to Dare. Their mission is to assist African women with breast cancer. The challenges: 1) Their culture considers cancer a “curse from God”; 2) No screening; and 3) Lack of affordable treatment (even if they start treatment, they […]

Parenting issues? Please join Cheryl Resnick and her guest, Rebecca Matte, a registered mental health advisor as we discuss parenting issues of today. Monday, 1.23.12 at 3:00 PM EST-4:00 on “Cher”ing “My” Smile on W4CY Radio. Just click on the link and join in the fun! Loved to hear your smile! Rebecca L Matte, is a registered Marriage […]

Rebecca Cagle is an expert on chemo brain. She is also the victim. It started after she took several chemo drugs (one called the “Red Devil”) as well as steroids and other meds to combat bad reactions. Although the chemo brain has gradually gotten better, she still has problems. She says, “People will ask me […]

Many roadblocks hinder the diagnosis and treatment of depression in the medically ill, one being that patients may have certain thoughts or assumptions about their depression that may cause them to minimize the symptoms or not seek treatment for them. Patients may think it’s simply normal to feel sad after developing a specific medical condition. […]

Caring too much can hurt. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self-care, destructive behaviors can surface. Apathy, isolation, bottled up emotions and substance abuse head a long list of symptoms associated with the secondary traumatic stress disorder now labeled as “compassion fatigue”. My guest is Patricia Smith, the founder of the Compassion Fatigue Awareness […]

I call it the point of impact. That’s the second that you get the news that you or someone you love has a serious illness. HealthShare International Support Network is a private global community comprised of over 1,200 disease specific support groups serving 60,000 plus members. This incredible organization is dedicated to helping patients, family […]

Chemo brain is the foggy thinking and forgetfulness that patients may experience after chemotherapy. It can be minor, or it can cause long-term issues. What are the causes associated with cancer treatment? Why is it hard to study? How long does it usually last? There are so many questions around this topic to ask my […]

My guest this week is Vernice Armour, author of Zero to Breakthrough: The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals that Matter. Vernice is a former Captain in the United States Marine Corps who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and America’s first African American female combat pilot in the United […]