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Exclusive Interview: Fran Drescher Speaks Candidly on Cancer & Healthcare Reform

Check out my exclusive interview with “The Nanny” & “Happily Divorced” star Fran Drescher, who talks candidly about her experience with cancer, and what she’s doing to find a cure.

Summer 2012- Brain World Magazine interview with Fran Drescher

Visit www.brainworldmagazine.com to subscribe or read more great articles.

Visit Fran’s organization, Cancer Schmancer.

A (Love) Letter To the Ladies….❤

Because I don’t want to share too much information and post any identifying info, I won’t tell you who inspired this letter, or how I found out what she was going through.  Let’s just say that I’ve had quite a bit of interaction with her for months now, and neither one of us knew that we shared more than the brief “hello” we often exchanged in passing.  There are no six degrees of separation.

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Hell on Heels: Soul Searching

Exciting news!  My new column, Hell on Heels:  Soul Searching  has gone live as of today, on Hello Giggles!

Hell on Heels:  Cellular rEVOLution is a weekly column about maintaining your health, well being, and sanity while navigating our “healthcare” system.

The first article, “Be a Boss Babe:  Why Your Doctor Disliking You is a Good Thing” covers advocating for yourself in the doctor’s office.  Other topics to look forward to will be changing the conversation about diagnoses such as cancer, dating when you have chronic dis-ease, and advocating for your medical rights in the workplace.  I’ll also be sharing tips on alternative treatments for cancer, the science behind dis-ease, and nutritional psychology.

Bookmark it and stay tuned!

An Update on the Planned Parenthood Controversy: Letter from My Congress Member

In response to the Planned Parenthood controversy, I had written a letter to my Congress member, Gary L. Ackerman, to thank him for voting to continue support to Planned Parenthood.  (How quick are we to comment on bad service or protest something not to our liking?  We should be even quicker to commend that which we find positive!)

On April 15, 2011 I received a response via email from Congress member Ackerman.  Read more

Victory for Planned Parenthood

On February 18, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from all federal funding for birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving care. Yet Planned Parenthood is the singular largest provider of of sex and reproductive health care services, providing HIV testing, cancer screening, breast exams, birth control and even blood & cholesterol screenings to low income men, women, and teenagers...

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