It’s June which means it’s Father’s Day and Men’s Health Month. My dad and I had a connection no child and parent should ever have.In May of 2010 my life was changed forever when I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in my right breast. Shock and… Continue reading
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer within their reproductive years is growing. Chemotherapy for breast cancer can have an adverse effect on a woman’s ability to have children.Fertility preservation means preserving the ability of a woman or a couple to start… Continue reading
Just five years ago, the idea that you can live longer and better with ovarian cancer wasn’t conceivable for most women who had just been told they had late-stage ovarian cancer. Their diagnosis, most likely, would have come with a suggestion to get their affairs in… Continue reading
Last August I turned 50, and despite my loud and proud declarations that “50 is the new 35!”, my body seems firmly rooted in its new half-century identity. In fact, it seems to have been preparing for this milestone birthday for a few years, starting with my ovaries. As we… Continue reading
Our mother, Hindy Weinstock a”h, passed away in August 2002, just months after Sharsheret was founded. When she was first diagnosed 5 years earlier, at the age of 43, close friends and family were hers and our only support system. Battling cancer, juggling a job, and raising… Continue reading
On Thursday night, March 28th 2019, Chabad of Binghamton hosted their annual Fashion For A Cure event. This year I was privileged to be a part of the planning committee along with eight other girls and the Rebbetzin of Chabad, Rivky Slonim. Together we met weekly planning all of… Continue reading
As we read the story of Exodus this Passover, there are so many themes which fully resonate today, and also correlate when thinking about loved ones who are fighting or may have already lost their battle with Cancer.Foreign oppression and the longing for freedom; we were… Continue reading
Cancer treatments can be challenging for many patients with breast and ovarian cancer. What often adds to this difficulty is paying for them.It's rare for health insurance to pay 100% of cancer treatment charges, therefore, patients are left with countless questions such as:… Continue reading
My connection to Sharsheret began the week before my surgery. Some of my 6th grade students hosted a bake sale as part of their joint bat mitzvah project to benefit Sharsheret. They didn’t know that I was newly diagnosed and still healing from my initial biopsies. I was… Continue reading
Spring is around the corner and we welcome the revitalization of budding leaves, flowers and grass. During this time of year we also encounter exposure to toxic pesticides and weed killers which are applied for lawn and garden care and insect control.Over the past… Continue reading
