Women 4 Women Network

Ladies Who Inspire: You don’t want to miss Alesia Shute! When she was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 7, her life was redirected as was that of her entire family. She survived six major surgeries that had never been tested on a child and countless hours of pain and months of hospitalization. [...]

My guest is Eileen Wilkinson, Director of Marketing at Comfort Keepers in Fairfax, Virginia, which provides services to keep people independent in their homes such as: meal preparation, transportation, stimulating activities, range of motion exercises, personal care, bathing and home safety technology services. Eileen considers herself a student of navigating the joys and challenges of [...]

In our country, we are blessed to have a 15-yr. breast cancer survival rate of 77%. Other countries are not so fortunate. The women in Africa need our help. Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded Courage to Dare. Their challenges: 1) In Africa breast cancer is a “curse from God”; 2) No [...]

WE ARE ONE WORLD Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded a charity called Courage to Dare. Their mission is to assist African women with breast cancer. The challenges: 1) Their culture considers cancer a “curse from God”; 2) No screening; and 3) Lack of affordable treatment (even if they start treatment, they [...]

Rebecca Cagle is an expert on chemo brain. She is also the victim. It started after she took several chemo drugs (one called the “Red Devil”) as well as steroids and other meds to combat bad reactions. Although the chemo brain has gradually gotten better, she still has problems. She says, “People will ask me [...]

Many roadblocks hinder the diagnosis and treatment of depression in the medically ill, one being that patients may have certain thoughts or assumptions about their depression that may cause them to minimize the symptoms or not seek treatment for them. Patients may think it’s simply normal to feel sad after developing a specific medical condition. [...]

Caring too much can hurt. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self-care, destructive behaviors can surface. Apathy, isolation, bottled up emotions and substance abuse head a long list of symptoms associated with the secondary traumatic stress disorder now labeled as “compassion fatigue”. My guest is Patricia Smith, the founder of the Compassion Fatigue Awareness [...]

“Relating to your SELF for a change.” Healing and personal growth only happens through the body. In today’s interview with Johanna Atman, PhD and CMT, owner of Whole Life Therapies, we discussed the profound changes you can receive through integrative body work, cranial therapy and Escogetic Colorpuncture. Healing energy flows through you affecting your emotional, [...]

I call it the point of impact. That’s the second that you get the news that you or someone you love has a serious illness. HealthShare International Support Network is a private global community comprised of over 1,200 disease specific support groups serving 60,000 plus members. This incredible organization is dedicated to helping patients, family [...]

Chemo brain is the foggy thinking and forgetfulness that patients may experience after chemotherapy. It can be minor, or it can cause long-term issues. What are the causes associated with cancer treatment? Why is it hard to study? How long does it usually last? There are so many questions around this topic to ask my [...]