Yesterday was a day of remembrance—for many the worst day of their lives. The pain of a nation was embraced as we took a mental journey back to that day on 9/11 while we watched television and read stories of others’ losses. Ten years later, we still think of it as the most terrible day [...]
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Category Archives: Health
Beyond the Shock-NBCF’s New Online Educational Resource
“Janelle, you have breast cancer. Would you like to have chemotherapy, radiation, or a mastectomy?” Every word beyond, “You have breast cancer,” was a blur. It was 1980 when little information was given to patients about such medical conditions. While I was in the hospital having a hysterectomy, my doctor performed a biopsy on a [...]
9-11 Moving Past Grief
A smothering cloud of sadness and grief hovers over our nation today on the anniversary of 9-11. If it weren’t for hope, we could not rebuild our lives and our nation. Where Were You on 9-11? Five months before that fateful day, my husband, son, and I ambled down the streets of NYC, carefree and [...]
Mammograms Still Save Women’s Lives
My son, Kevin Hail, COO of National Breast Cancer Foundation arrived at work before me today. As he walked down the hallway at our NBCF headquarters, he looked in my empty office and said aloud, “I thank God Mom got a mammogram before the age of 50.” At 34 years old, I felt a lump [...]