Friday, Oct. 7 18th Soroptomist Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon This is so cool! Soroptimist International of Redding is raising money to help people in their community get mammograms. I'll be entertaining them with jokes and really bad singing. If you live there, come to lunch! Holiday Inn 1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA Tickets: Kuebler's Furniture …
Celebrate a new book packed with inspiration about real women
Not that any of you guys are fake. It feels like a long time ago when I was lucky enough for photographer Andrea Leoncavallo to include me in her book, "She Inspires 365." I had hair then and lots of it. Andrea's the one who's the inspiration. She photographed one woman each day for 365 …
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The power of bathing suits
Every once in a while, I terrify myself. That means putting on a bathing suit. And for extra terror, it means getting in front of a camera in a bathing suit. Pre-cancer, I wore a Popina Swimwear retro bathing suit for a KATU story. This time, I was asked to "model" for a story in The Oregonian. …
Calling all breast cancer survivors
Breast cancer sucks. Let's make fun of it at: The Young Survival Coalition (YSC) "Laughter Therapy" event at Mint next Wednesday, Jan. 14. (This is an event just for breast cancer survivors.) YSC is providing yummy appetizers and Mint's the place with the freshest-made drinks in town. I'll be grilling cancer and sharing how being a comedian …
Update on Thursday night
Just to let you guys know, Thursday night at Mint is just for cancer survivors. I apologize for any confusion! So if you're hopefully not part of that group, don't go! Also, as much as I wish the event were another Brazilian show, it's actually not. It's more like girls' night out with a side …
Calling all breast cancer patients and survivors
Nothing deserves to get made fun of more than breast cancer. Join me in poking fun at a sucky time and drinking the freshest alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in town. Next Thursday! Laughter Therapy with Young Survivor Coalition Event Mint 820 Click that handy link below for all the details: LAUGHTER THERAPY
One scan, two needles and two doctors
Haven't heard from me in a while, but I just had to tell you: I got a C-scan today and it was clean! That doesn't mean I'm out of cancer danger forever or anything. It just means that they thought they saw another hot spot, but it's okay. Whew! Meanwhile, we've got one more mom …
Fun at Radiology/Oncology
Waiting for the Brazilian Video Hello, Everyone! It's Jacki, the most infrequent blogger ever. It's getting close to that time when it will be a year total since I had cancer. Every couple of months, I have to get checked by oncology and radiology/oncology. Yesterday, my turn to flash radiology/oncology. The doctor says: "You've lost …
What happened to your blog?
Underground. That's what happened. I went underground. Maybe it's the super-public way I dealt with cancer. Or maybe it's just standard PTSD after going through such an ordeal, but I plummeted straight down into eighth-grade-level depression. That combined with near constant anxiety attacks shut me down. I'm coming around, after going to the doctor and …
Tribute Thursday: The Boland Family
The first time I saw Heather Boland, she was tearing up the elliptical at the gym wearing a scarf to cover her bald head courtesy of cancer treatment. I didn’t know Heather yet, but had heard she was battling cancer. A quick burst of an inhale followed by sadness and “Oh God, her kids …
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