Jean Campbell

LATEST ARTICLES ( 848 )

• Answering the Eye Glasses Question

  

  Why do I have to wear glasses? A tough question from a child in the first or second grade who doesn’t want to look different from his or her classmates. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Regrets About Having a Bilateral Mastectomy When Only One Breast Has Cancer?

  

  A good friend asked me if I had any regrets about having a bilateral mastectomy. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 HEALTH

• What I Learned from Two Breast Cancers

  

  A diagnosis of breast cancer comes with many lessons. All cancers do. Here are just a few : You don’t have to accept the unacceptable. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 HEALTH

• Free Entrance Days to National Parks

  

  If you are planning a trip through one of our national parks, why not take advantage of the “Free Days?” Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Your Lucky You Got It When You Were Older…Really?

  

  Why are they mostly silent about their breast cancer? Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 HEALTH

• Eating a Memory…Irish Soda Bread

  

  I thought that some of you might like to try your hand at making what is an integral part of my celebration every March 17th... Irish Soda Bread. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Keeping Your Primary Care Physician Up To Date on Your Cancer Care

  

  I requested, in writing, that my primary care physician be sent a copy of every test result, information about every procedure, every treatment, every medicatio... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 HEALTH

• Prevention: A Loaded Word When Used with Breast Cancer

  What’s in a word such as prevention; a lot when used in TV news clips, print media articles and websites. Prevention, loosely defined, says something can be... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2015 HEALTH

• The CDC Offers Words of Caution on Medical Tourism

  

  More and more people are going abroad for medical care. Before you or a loved one, make this choice, please read what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Thinking Complementary Or Alternative Medicine…Think Again

  

  Should you take complementary or alternative medicines to treat your breast cancer? Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 HEALTH

• Eye Exams…When to Start and Why

  

  According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), infants should have their first eye exam at 6 months of age. Children then should have additional eye... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• What About Those Other Foods?

  

  Many of us are good at reading the nutritional labels on the foods we buy, but what about the other labels that some foods carry. What about labels such as... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Neglecting Our Overall Health AfterTreatment

  

  The first year after active treatment ends you will see members of your treatment team on a frequent basis. First, three months after active treatment ends, the... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 HEALTH

• Bedroom Fire Safety

  

  It seems that the nightly news carries coverage of at least one home fire a week during the winter months. It may be a good time to share this fire safety... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Living in the Day; Planning for the Future

  

  Just a few weeks after I completed treatment for my first cancer, 16 years ago, I spent a day with friends. Over lunch, conversation soon turned to early... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 HEALTH

• Salt and Sugar in Infant and Toddler Foods

  

  A report published in the journal Pediatrics shares information on a study that evaluated the sodium and sugar content of US commercial infant and toddler foods. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• If You Are a Survivor…

  

  When I was first diagnosed, all I wanted was to speak to someone who survived breast cancer. I wanted to talk to a survivor, in fact survivors, the more the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 HEALTH

• Bicycle Safety: An Issue for Adult Riders

  

  Kids are not the only ones who have to practice bicycle safety. According to a press release from the Governors Highway Safety Association, adult bike fatalitie... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Hormone Therapy, Weight Gain, Diet Products

  

  As a two-time taker of hormone therapies to prevent a recurrence of breast cancer, I can attest to the fact that weight gain on these medications is an issue fo... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 HEALTH

• Medicines Can Hurt…Use and Store Carefully

  

  Put all medicines up and away and out of sight including your own. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, SCHOOLING