Work and play on Halloween
I have always loved Halloween. It brings back such great memories. Mack dressed up as a lion, his blonde curls popping out of his costume creating a real mane. Madeline was as sweet as can be in one...
View ArticleA great trip to Washington DC
It was a whirlwind of a week in Washington, D.C. I was invited to the home of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden. I received the invitation via email, and when I saw the words that...
View ArticleA very happy birthday
Written by: Michelle McBride It is with great joy that I am writing on behalf of Noreen again. Today, I am not writing because she doesn’t feel well. I am writing to give her the day off because...
View ArticleWe need a breast cancer research pioneer
I am in Washington, D.C. to attend President Obama’s Christmas party at the White House. It’s funny the way life can turn you in another direction, when you were headed down the straight and narrow...
View ArticleChecking an item off the bucket list
Happy New Year! I’ve returned from the trip of a lifetime for this now 60-year old cancer survivor. We were in Botswana, South Africa, and Cape Town for three weeks. This trip was on my bucket list,...
View ArticleCervical Cancer Awareness Month: Make sure to get screened
January is cervical cancer awareness month, so you know what that means: pap smear time. If you are a guy reading this, you are off the hook. But I’m asking you to please remind your wife, sister, mom...
View ArticleThe importance of a second opinion
By: NFF President, Michelle McBride I’m writing in for Noreen to share an experience that happened this week. A friend of mine called me to ask if I would speak to one of her good friends who was...
View ArticleA beautiful pine box
I read the most interesting article in last Sunday’s New York Times. It was titled, “Ashes to Ashes” and was written by Jeffrey M. Piehler, a retired thoracic surgeon. He has been living with Stage 4...
View ArticleTaking care of my husband
I spent the day in the hospital today, but for once I was not the patient. I don’t want to seem unkind, but it was my husband who was the patient. Woody was thrown from a taxicab last Friday in New...
View ArticleThe challenge of raising money
Today will be a very intense day. It is our annual board of directors meeting for the Noreen Fraser Foundation. Board meetings usually follow an agenda of looking at financials for the previous year...
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