MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Life with Cancer' source. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:55:13 +0100 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/googling-your-s.html OK, I know you're probably going to think I'm going through a paranoid phase given yesterday's topic and now this, but I've recently become obsessed with Googling every ache and itch I (and Nick and Alex) have--it's probably because I... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734117 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:38:30 +0100 1734117 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/full-body-scans.html I just heard from my mom that both she and my father are having those full-body scans today where they check your entire body for blockage, disease, clots, etc. Yikes! My mom has been having some issues with her thyroid... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734118 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:37 +0100 1734118 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/do-i-drink-to-1.html OK, I know we've covered this topic in some way before but it's summer (AKA every day is an excuse for a little vino) and I really feel like we need to revisit it. Also, I went to Glamour on... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1726435 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:14:17 +0100 1726435 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/misty-may-trean.html I stayed up last night to watch these women kick ass on their way to a second straight gold (woo-hoo!). As a former volleyball player myself, I was particularly glued to the TV. I once won a sand tourney--it was... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723532 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:11:14 +0100 1723532 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/how-do-you-as-1.html As you know I'm super involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (I'm on the board of the NYC chapter, among other things) and, well, it's time for me to start asking my friends and family for money again. Light... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720415 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:56:09 +0100 1720415 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/update-and-baby.html Hi guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to write but it's been a pretty bumpy post-partum recovery. First let me start out by saying that Gregory--who will be three weeks old tomorrow--is amazing and I couldn't have asked for... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1717266 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:02 +0100 1717266 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/do-i-or-did-i-h.html Before I left Glamour we got a letter from a reader saying she liked me and all but that it was misleading to say I have cancer when I don't anymore. For some reason I've been thinking about this a... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714004 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:00:56 +0100 1714004 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/photo-friday.html I did it. I planned Alex's birthday party, took the above photo (the hat is from his Grandma Debbie...so cute!) and got the evite out. Yay! I'm sharing this fairly insignificant news because today is already shaping up to be... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709335 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:31:34 +0100 1709335 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/do-you-drink-di.html I'm tired today. I didn't sleep that well last night (Nick is sick and tossing/turning a lot) and Alex was bouncing and singing in his crib a whole 45 minutes earlier than usual this morning. And, OK, I had two... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1709336 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:59:39 +0100 1709336 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/to-party-or-n-1.html Believe it or not, Alex is about to turn one year old (the big day is September 2). I feel like the worst mom ever because I somehow let this special milestone creep up on me (in all fairness, doesn't... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700822 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:35:26 +0100 1700822 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/pix-from-our-eu.html The weekend in Austria was amazing and the wedding (part Somali, part Austrian, part British) was incredible. We were only in Vienna for two and a half days but we put on our walking shoes and saw as much of... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700823 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:30:00 +0100 1700823 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/would-you-put-o.html Hey everyone, I'm back! Vienna was ah-mazing. Details and pictures tomorrow. Today I want to talk about the Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau. Commenter smstemp asked what I thought about his situation. For those of you who don't know, he is... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696312 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:37 +0100 1696312 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/its-diem.html I'm in Vienna this week eating wiener schnitzel and attending a fabulous friend's fabulous wedding. I promise pics and details next week. In the meantime, you're in good hands, as always. --Erin Hi there it's Diem Brown aka "The Cancer... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692231 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1692231 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/tell-me-you-did.html I'm in Vienna this week eating wiener schnitzel and attending a fabulous friend's fabulous wedding. I promise pics and details next week. In the meantime, you're in good hands, as always. --Erin It's Lea here checking in at almost 8... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689087 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0100 1689087 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/vienna-waits-fo.html I'm off to Vienna for a fabulous friend's fabulous wedding and I cannot wait. Nick and I are leaving Alex home (Nick's parents came to our house to watch him...thanks Pat, thanks Debbie!) so it will be extra special--and extra... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686339 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:05:44 +0100 1686339 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/charging-to-spe.html In the nearly seven years that I have been giving speeches I have only received money once. It was a speech to nurses up in Buffalo and they paid me ($2,000!!!) because there was a huge drug company sponsoring the... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683111 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:41:45 +0100 1683111 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/where-do-you-th.html One of our readers, jendro, made a comment last week that I can't stop thinking about: I met with my oncologist last week who up until this point has only had 4 cases of CML in his career, and in... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679465 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:55:07 +0100 1679465 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/08/will-you-help-i.html Hey guys, here's an update from Greg on the Lance Armstrong cancer summit he went to last week. As you'll see, it must have been pretty inspiring. I'm heading to the hospital today to finally hold Gregory (I turned in... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1674941 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:52:19 +0100 1674941 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/proof-that-ther.html OK, I know this is not the best picture of baby Gregory, but I was not there snapping. I can tell you, though, that when he is not crying, he is pretty darn cute. And Melissa says all is well.... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671608 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:47:25 +0100 1671608 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/blog-breakdown.html Something of interest coming soon, I promise. Waiting on a pic of Gregory Shea from my sis, Meghan, who is ignoring my calls. Ugh. Stay tuned. (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671609 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:37:23 +0100 1671609 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/gregory-shea-go.html Melissa had her baby! He's 7 pounds, 12 ounces, I didn't get a length yet but mom and baby are doing great. I'm on my way to meet him now. Will post a picture as soon as I can take... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668521 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:16:00 +0100 1668521 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/tomorrows-the-b.html Melissa's on her way to the hospital. Will update you as soon as I hear. SO EXCITING!!!!! Melissa heads to the hospital in the morning to...give birth! The scheduled C-section is so odd--and kind of fabulous--because she's literally got an... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668522 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:54:45 +0100 1668522 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/tomorrows-the-b.html Melissa heads to the hospital in the morning to...give birth! The scheduled C-section is so odd--and kind of fabulous--because she's literally got an appointment to get her baby. Today she's having a mani and pedi and tomorrow she has a... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664369 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:54:45 +0100 1664369 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/its-going-to-be.html Today's blog is going to be short and bitter (get it...instead of short and sweet?). It's not that I have a case of the Mondays, it's that I honestly don't know how I'm going to get from a.m. to p.m.... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1660849 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:47:17 +0100 1660849 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/a-humbling-nigh.html Last night's LLS speech went great. Being up at the podium actually felt more comfortable than ever before. And Alex was a huge hit. I seriously think that if he could have 300 people stare at him and clap while... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1655552 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:29:31 +0100 1655552 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/public-speaking.html Tonight I'm giving a speech in NYC for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It's the kickoff party for the big fall event, Light the Night and I'm the honored patient (I'm also on the board so I couldn't say no... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652417 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:38:46 +0100 1652417 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/three-years-ago.html Today is my wedding anniversary (hence the shameless posting of my wedding photo). Cliche alert: I can't believe it's been that long. I also can't believe how much has changed in just three years. Nick and I are now parents,... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649118 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:44:22 +0100 1649118 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/vacation-photo.html As you know, the Ruddy men and I were on a little vacay last week in Michigan, where Nick hails from. We saw old friends, new friends, family, a sea otter. Alex got to meet his two great grandmas, which... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646080 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:53:04 +0100 1646080 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/super-cool-news.html Hey guys, I'm back from my week in Michigan but we got in late last night so I've asked Lea to step in and...she has a pretty major update. Yay! I promise to post some photos tomorrow. -E Well, it's... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642740 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:21:07 +0100 1642740 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/checking-in-f-1.html Hey guys! It's me. Two of my fabulous guest bloggers (who shall remain nameless) have not responded to my plea for copy so you're stuck with moi. I'm sitting across from Lake Michigan at a coffee shop doing some emailing... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637850 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:21:23 +0100 1637850 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/two-weeks-and-c.html Hi guys! Its Erin's very pregnant sister Melissa. Erin wanted me to start off my telling you that she did not read this prior to posting--she usually likes to edit me (on my printed Christmas cards last year I wrote... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631179 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:53:56 +0100 1631179 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/ode-owed-to-a-s.html Hey guys, I'm on vacation this week but the guest bloggers will keep things going. Talk to you on the 21st!--Erin Hi everyone! It's Greg here and NO, I'm not Lance but I do have a bike--albeit hosting a family... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625693 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:37 +0100 1625693 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/how-can-i-have.html Hey guys, I'm on vacation this week but the guest bloggers will keep things going. Talk to you on the 21st!--Erin It's Lea and I am about 7 months post bone marrow transplant and it feels like summer, well sorta!... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622247 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:24:24 +0100 1622247 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/i-got-em.html Last night I bought my "my cancer didn't come back/I got book royalties" present. They're Gucci and they're too expensive and they make me SO happy. I know this sounds ridiculous but the simple act of putting them on makes... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616203 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:09:02 +0100 1616203 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/strange-confess.html Last night I was heading over to my parents' house to pick up some stuff I'd left there (Alex's bathing suit, my flip flops, etc) and as I pulled into the driveway I thought, Wow, it must be nice to... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1605985 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:18:15 +0100 1605985 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/update-from-liv.html You guys remember Liv, my CML friend I wrote about a few weeks back when she'd just had her miracle baby. Well, now that the dust has settled (sort of) she's here to tell us about him! Hi, it's Liv!... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603137 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:17:55 +0100 1603137 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/whos-the-woman.html One of the best parts of working at Glamour for eight years was going to eight Women of the Year events--that's our annual awards show where we honor amazing women in sports, politics, entertainment, etc. You should have seen me... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596524 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:23:07 +0100 1596524 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/is-it-time-fo-1.html My latest column is up on glamour.com and the topic is...you guessed it: Nick and I are starting to talk about having a second baby. As you know, having Alex wasn't without serious risk and lot of worry. But it... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1593915 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:49:46 +0100 1593915 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/happy-4th-of-ju.html Anyone got great plans? This afternoon we're off to a family BBQ/pool party. Tomorrow we've got Alex's buddy's 1st birthday party. Alex is pumped. A lot has changed since last year when we spent the 4th in our apartment in... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577367 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:43:36 +0100 1577367 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/insurance-sna-1.html Now that both Nick and I are self employed we have to pay for our own insurance (we were on my conde nast benefits up until now). Fortunately, we can do Cobra and it's really not that bad. Unfortunately, there... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575518 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:29:40 +0100 1575518 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/whos-your-dream.html I have a couple of vacations coming up this summer (northern Michigan and Vienna) and it just occurred to me that I will probably not have reliable Internet access at either. So, I'm thinking I should start compiling the guest... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563999 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:19:24 +0100 1563999 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/07/whats-on-your-l.html Hi! It's Lea and I'm over 200 days from my bone marrow transplant--it's amazing how quickly time can go (although at times it has certainly dragged on...). One thing I've realized is that time does not "wait" for you (nor... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1560958 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:56:45 +0100 1560958 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/cancer-doesnt-s.html That's what I was told when I was writing my book proposal, trying to find a publisher for my book, coming up with a title for my book (hmm, is there any way to not use the word cancer here?)... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556419 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:31:09 +0100 1556419 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/how-much-slee-1.html DISCLAIMER: OK, clearly I'm on the road and not reading the other Glamour blogs...since Margarita wrote about this topic yesterday! Whoops. But I still think it's worth discussing here. I'm curious about sleep lately. I suppose it's because I now... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551474 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:02:09 +0100 1551474 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/confessions-fro.html Confession: I'm in a hotel room right now--down south working on a big story--and I am loving it. I am away from Nick and Alex and I am loving it. I have only myself to worry about for 48 hours... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546766 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:17:32 +0100 1546766 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/update-from-my.html Hi guys! Its Erin's very pregnant sister Melissa. Erin is heading out of town today for a big writing assignment and she asked me to fill in. Well I got my date for the c-section and exactly 5 weeks from... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543409 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:24:04 +0100 1543409 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/why-are-some-do.html I need to preface this post by reminding you all how much I love my doctors (Hi Dr. Mauro! Hi Dr. Nimer!). That said, there are plenty of docs out there in the cancer biz--and some of their supporting casts--who... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543410 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:34:27 +0100 1543410 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/liv-had-her-bab.html Another CML baby is born. I got an e-mail from Liv--remember, she's the one who was diagnosed with cancer at her 8-week pregnancy appointment and had to decide whether to keep the baby? Well, she kept him and...now he's here!... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538053 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:18:33 +0100 1538053 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/am-i-happy-enou.html Someone asked me this yesterday: "Do you wake up every morning just so incredibly happy that you have a baby and that you have survived cancer and are feeling so good?" I actually had to think about it for a... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531408 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:22:54 +0100 1531408 http://www.glamour.com/lifestyle/blogs/editor/2008/06/a-very-special.html Hi! My name is Lauren--I'm one of Erin's college friends (we went to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville--Go Vols!). Of course, we are more than college buddies; Erin and her family are some of the most special people to... (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531409 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:01:13 +0100 1531409