Barbara PalmerFeb 16, 20212 minPublic Service AnnouncementGuest Wisdom. Anyone that knows me knows that I am passionate about women’s health and diagnostic screenings. A friend shared an...
Barbara PalmerOct 8, 20202 minClothes Off, Mask OnI had cancer. I turned 40 and went for a baseline mammogram.
Barbara PalmerOct 9, 20191 minBest Intentions... I had intended to send this out earlier in the month - and then life got in the way.
Barbara PalmerOct 10, 20182 minAnnual Pink Month MessageIt's October again. Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Barbara PalmerOct 11, 20171 minInspiration Comes in the Smallest PackagesThis note marks my 11th year since diagnosis and my 10th October message.
Barbara PalmerOct 12, 20161 minMake a Date With YourselfWhy is it that if a friend asks us to dinner ... we keep the appointment?
Barbara PalmerOct 8, 20151 minI am...One in eight women will face a breast cancer diagnosis and 9 years ago, it was my turn to receive that life-changing phone call.
Barbara PalmerOct 8, 20142 minBe Present! My Annual Awareness MessageWhen I was younger, you never said 'cancer' at full voice ... only in hushed tones so as not to draw any attention to the conversation.
Barbara PalmerOct 10, 20132 minTats for TatasThis is the 7th time I have written my annual reminder to mam-your-grams and each year has its own inspiration.
Barbara PalmerOct 10, 20122 minTears on a PlaneOn a very recent Virgin flight from JFK to LAX, I found myself engrossed in an episode of Parenthood on NBC.
Barbara PalmerOct 6, 20111 min5 year milestoneIt's taken me most of the month to figure out what I wanted to write this year
Barbara PalmerOct 7, 20101 minPink Month (2010)Everything is being 'pinked' this month (even Eggland's Best Eggs have a little pink ribbon design stamped on the shell)
Barbara PalmerOct 8, 20091 minAllow Me to Preach - For the Third TimeIt's that time of year again: the anniversary of my treatment for breast cancer - THREE YEARS ago!
Barbara PalmerOct 9, 20081 minMy Annual Soapbox - Part DeuxAs I bought my pink handled Henkel knives this weekend and stocked up on pretty boxes of pink Special K and cans of pink Campbell's soup
Barbara PalmerOct 9, 20071 minMy Annual SoapboxOne year ago today I was diagnosed with 'the best possible form of breast cancer'.
Barbara PalmerNov 2, 20062 minA TALE OF ONE SILVER WIGThe weekend before my surgery, "the birthday club" jetted to Kansas City for my friend, Cameron's, birthday.