Enter to Win the “Trip of a Lifetime”
YSC is sending a young survivor to Hollywood!
Trying and Crying, an Igloo Made of Tears: Employment After Cancer
Underneath this melting snow, there is life, an endless cycle of renewal.
Finding my Breast Cancer Family
This time last year, I had just returned from the Summit in Atlanta, GA and was beginning to feel the sisterhood withdrawals.
#EXPOSED: Storming Fashion Week with a Band of Breast Cancer Warriors
I’m so proud and so thrilled to have been a part of something that might help pave the way for others in our cancer tribe .
Just Do Your Thing
This cancer stuff will never be over and no one knows what’s coming next. So, we’ll just keep doing our thing.
The Power of the Survivor Sisterhood
Early into my treatment I felt isolated and alone, frustrated about the lack of resources available for young women facing a cancer diagnosis. I struggled to find other young women in my area, who would understand what I was going through. The challenges of facing a...
Figuring Out the Why and Using It to Drive Your Passion
I vividly recall sitting on the floor of my shower with water and tears streaming down my face trying to figure it all out. I could not stop thinking . . . Why? Why me? What did I do wrong? On July 28, 2005, my son’s first birthday, I was diagnosed with breast cancer...
Turning the Corner
Changing My Identity In December 2006, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at the age of 38. At this point in my life, my identity was wife, mother of three boys–ages 3, 2, and 11 months–and lecturer of occupational therapy. In a moment, my identity...
The Things I Don’t Talk About
Let’s talk about the things I don’t talk about. The things I carry with me each day—silently—as I go about my business living as close to a normal life as I can. The things that weigh on my shoulders—things that I didn’t even know were there—until...
Living Life OVER Cancer
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 at the age of 30 while seven months pregnant with our second son. Our world came crashing down–yet through it all, we were focused on hope. Our doctors, friends and family–everyone–believed we would “beat” cancer. And, we...
Shakti and Bhakti – Our Feminine Super Powers!
Sat Nam What do the following women have in common? Diana Prince (Wonder Woman), Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games), Hermione Granger (Harry Potter), Natasha Ramanova (Black Widow from The Avengers), Rey (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), and Princess Merida (Disney’s...
Sex and Intimacy after Breast Cancer: Q&A with a Sex Therapist
What are some of the common issues that young breast cancer survivors face in relation to sexuality and intimacy? What are the questions and issues that come up most often? Among women I’ve talked to, the most common issue that young survivors bring up is not feeling...
Lisa Marie, Our Belle of the Ball
How it all started My husband, Mike, and I planned and hosted the first Butterfly Ball in October 2013 to celebrate his sister Lisa Marie’s 10th anniversary of her passing. To honor her memory we created the Lisa Marie Muccilo Foundation and donated the $25,000 raised...
