by Rebecca Yauger | Aug 12, 2014 | blessings, care, choose, cycles of life, discouragement, empowerment, encouragement, family ties, focus on today, friendship, God is there, hope, illness, inspiration, just show up, life, reaching out, reflections, relationships, self-love, small moments, support, taking a chance, thankfulness, time together, today, trust
As I write this, the world is talking about the shocking passing of Robin Williams. As the TV talking heads are going through his television and movie credits, I realize how many of his movies I’ve seen… and loved. It is incredibly sad to lose such a...
by Rebecca Yauger | Dec 15, 2011 | Christmas, faith in Christ, grief, hope
It’s tough to go through the Christmas holidays with a heavy heart, especially when you’ve lost someone dear. We received word that a family friend passed away, someone I’ve known since I was 11 years old. We used to live next door to his family, he went to college...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 29, 2010 | breast cancer, discouragement, God's blessings, hope, Normal after all
I’m “normal” today! I know the theme of this blog is the “new” normal, which is dealing with my new physical body, making decisions about reconstructive surgery, visiting doctors every three months for the next couple of years, etc., etc....
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 27, 2010 | breast cancer, faith in Christ, fear, hope, rare cancer, recovery
My Cancer HistoryA little bit more about me and my history. I was diagnosed with breast cancer (DCIS) in June 2004. I had a lumpectomy and 7 weeks of radiation. Believe me, I did all I could to move on very quickly from that and put it behind me. I hated radiation! By...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 26, 2010 | breast cancer, check-ups, faith in Christ, hope, lumpectomy, mastecomy, radiation, rare cancer, reconstructive surgery, recovery, sarcoma, scars, survivors, treatment
This blog has long been defunct. Probably because I didn’t have a topic or theme for the blog. Well, maybe now I do. And it’s a difficult one for me to write about. I don’t want to be a public person known JUST as a cancer survivor. I’m much...