What keeps us going for one more day? To answer that, Joy to Life co-founder Joy Blondheim and Program Director Jackie Butler talk with two people who know first-hand about the trials and triumphs of providing breast health services to those in Alabama who desperately need it but are not […]
Podcast: A Shower Card Saved My Life!
When Janet picked up a Joy to Life breast self exam shower card during a visit from Ohio to Alabama’s Gulf Coast, she never imagined that it would be instrumental in saving her life! Having never been one to perform self exams, Janet let the card sit for a while […]
Podcast: From Cancer to Kids
When Scott and Beth Boyar got married, they knew they wanted to start a family. Unfortunately, breast cancer made them take a few detours on their journey. Through it all, their courage became an inspiration to everyone they came in contact with. Theirs is a story of how to look […]
Podcast: Men Get Breast Cancer, Too
While it doesn’t get talked about very much, men can be diagnosed with breast cancer. Chappy’s Deli owner David Barranco knows this only too well. Of course, being treated for a disease that typically only effects members of the female population brings with it a whole new perspective on life […]
Podcast: A Look Back and A Look Ahead
Join Joy to Life Foundation co-founders Joy and Dickie Blondheim as they share the reasons why Joy to Life came to be, explain how the Foundation got off to a successful start (despite some difficult timing) and explore the new challenges and opportunities that lay ahead with the Foundation’s recent […]
Podcast: A Unique Love Story
Breast cancer. Petit Fours. A match-making friend. All these elements and many more come into play in the story of how David (a Jewish man with a daughter) and Lee (a Christian woman with three sons) Herman became man and wife. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “it’s a God […]
Survivors Health Initiative Project (SHIP)
photo provided by SHIP Getting back to “normal” after treatment for breast cancer can often be a challenge. Add the restrictions of a global pandemic on top of that and you’re looking at quite a challenge. That’s what Carrie Nelson and her team with the Survivors Health Initiative Project (SHIP) […]
Eating By Elaine
Joy to Life magazine is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with food blogger and healthy eating expert Elaine Gordon, whose blog, Eating by Elaine, features tons of delicious easy-to-make dishes that are nutritious, plant-based and free of common allergens including gluten, dairy, soy and peanuts. We’ll be posting some […]
Tips for A Better Mammogram
For most women, mammography provides the best way to find breast cancer at an early stage,when treatment is usually the most highly successful. A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray of your breasts that can detect many changes that are too small or too deep to feel. Mammograms are considered safe, […]
Lymphedema Surgery Eases Symptoms of this Common Cancer Treatment Side Effect
(video and information provided by MD Anderson) Lymphedema is a common cancer treatment side effect that can lead to swelling, pain and sometimes infections. Lymphedema can be treated through noninvasive methods like massage, compression garments and physical therapy. But if lymphedema symptoms do not improve a patient may need surgery. […]