Since you aren’t showing as much skin during winter months, you may find yourself neglecting it. But depending where you live, winter can expose your skin to harsh conditions like dry heat and bitter cold. If you find yourself with seasonal eczema, you’ll want to take extra care to nourish and protect your skin. Here is a video with some information on the typical symptoms of eczema, as well as some tips on how to help prevent or care for an outbreak.
Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Caring for Skin with Eczema During Winter Months
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Social Media for Cancer Patients
In recent years, the Internet has become a terrific resource for more than just information – it has become a way of connecting 
with others and gaining support. For cancer patients, this means an ability to reach out to other patients with similar cancers and to learn from one another and to help each other.
In this video, Cynthia Manley, from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center talks about the benefits of social media for cancer patients, their caregivers, and friends and family. Click here to watch.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
E’s Giuliana Rancic To Cope with Radiation Side Effects
E! News anchor, Giuliana Rancic 
will be going through what so many of us have experienced: radiation side effects. She recently learned that she has Stage I breast cancer thanks to a mandatory screening prior to undergoing IVF treatment.
Treatment for breast cancer is determined according to a number of different factors, including tumor size, cancer type, the speed with which the cancer is growing, how far it’s spread, the woman’s age and general health, whether she’s had breast cancer before, etc. In Giuliana’s case, her doctors and health care team have determined that her treatment protocol will involve surgery and radiotherapy.
Most people who undergo a lumpectomy will experience a recovery time ranging from one day to two weeks. In most cases, radiation therapy causes radiation side effects such as skin redness and burning, fatigue, and nausea. Giuliana can support her skin by using a good cream, avoiding irritating clothing, and staying out of the sun.
Another thing that can help women recover from a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment is a good support system. Fortunately for Giuliana, her husband Bill Rancic has been extremely supportive.
“Bill is unbelievable,” Giuliana said. “He lets me cry when I want to cry, he doesn’t say, ‘Hey, look at that person who’s worse off than you are.’ He just lets me feel what I’m feeling.”
So with a few months of medical care, including surgery and radiation side effects, ahead of her, how does Giuliana feel about continuing her IVF treatment?
She has said, “I’m not gonna give up, I want that baby. And what’s amazing is that baby will have saved my life…Now I truly believe that God was looking out for me. Had I gotten pregnant [earlier], a few years down the line I could be a lot sicker.”
We are grateful to see that another woman has caught breast cancer early and are reminded of how important it is for all of us as adult women to be proactive about our health. Staying on top of diagnostic testing is so important in being able to nip cancer as early as possible so that we can live our lives to the fullest for many years to come.
Our prayers go out to Giuliana and Bill, and to every other woman who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. May your journey be grace-filled and may you have all the support and resources you need.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Sean Swarner: The First Cancer Survivor To Climb the Highest Peaks of All Seven Continents
Sean Swarner did more than beat cancer. At age 13, he was diagnosed in what is generally the final stage of Hodgkin’s 
disease, and doctors gave him three months to live. Sean overcame his illness only to be diagnosed with cancer a second time when a golf ball-sized tumor was found in his right lung. After the Askin’s tumor was removed, Sean was expected to live for less than two weeks. BUT a decade later, with only partial use of his lungs, Sean became famous for being the first cancer survivor to climb Mount Everest.
Here is his story:
Friday, August 26, 2011
Hailey’s Story (Teen Cancer Survivor)
Some people have such bright spirits that we become inspired to be better ourselves. Hailey who has survived a form of lymphoma is one of those people. Here is a part of her story…
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Dying To Do Letterman – A Must-See!
We have recently come across a film that we just had to tell you about! It’s a unique, touching, and uplifting documentary called 
Dying To Do Letterman, that follows comedian Steve Mazan on his quest to perform stand-up on The Late Show with David Letterman.
At 35 years old, Steve was handed a diagnosis of incurable liver cancer with the possibility of having just five years left to live. With news that may have devastated many of us, Steve decided it was time to barrel full-steam ahead towards his goal of being on The Late Show. Steve’s motto? Live your dreams or die trying.
Dying To Do Letterman chronicles Steve’s five-year journey as he races his own ticking clock to achieve a nearly impossible goal. It also has a very happy ending – Steve finally receives an invitation to perform on The Late Show. And seven years later, Steve is still going strong and his tumors have remained stable, not growing in size.
The movie won awards at film festivals around the country such as the Cinequest Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival, and has been met with roaring critical and audience acclaim. People are calling it hilarious, heart-breaking and inspirational. The goal of Steve and his friends, Biagio Messina and Joke Fincioen who directed and produced the movie, was to show that it’s not how much time you have left, it’s what you do with it. This is not so much a movie about cancer as it is a film about going for what you want.
The movie includes sit-down interviews and advice sessions with comedy names like Ray Romano, Kevin Nealon, Jim Gaffigan, and Brian Regan (who has 17 Letterman performances under his belt).
Those of you in the NYC area can see the film from August 26-September 1 at the IFC Center, and those in LA can see it from September 2-8 at the Sunset Laemmle 5. For more info. on showtimes and locations, visit http://www.dyingtodoletterman.com
You can also help the movie to be considered for an Academy Award by contributing to their Kickstarter campaign! Click here.
Monday, June 6, 2011
The Do’s & Dont’s of Talking to Someone with Cancer
If you’ve had cancer or are going through cancer treatment now, then you’ve probably encountered someone who has said all
the wrong things and even made you feel worse about your situation. And if you’ve never had the disease, but have tried to talk with someone who does, you may find yourself totally lost when it comes to knowing what to say.
In this video, Holly Haynes lends some humor to the interactions that go on between people coping with cancer and the well-meaning people who try and talk with them. Here is her version of what NOT to say to people with cancer, followed by a few things that most people with cancer would love to hear.
Click here for video.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
8 Year Old Jonny Mizzone
These kids will brighten your day. Press “play,” and be prepared to be amazed!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Breaking Through: Carly Fleischmann Breaks Through Autism
No matter what challenges you may be facing, remember that the power of the human spirit is great. We just came upon this story of Carly Fleischmann, a young girl with autism whose desire to connect was so strong that she found a way to break through and communicate with those around her. Also inspiring is the love and dedication of her family members—miracles can happen when we come together and support each other. Enjoy the video!
