When someone we love is given a cancer diagnosis, many of us will not stray from the Western techniques of chemotherapy and radiation. However, some people seek out alternative therapies and treatments. I think that patients and their families benefit when the best of both worlds come together to promote healing.I was surprised and excited […]
Category Archives: breast cancer
Post-Surgery Breast Cancer Strength Building Workout
One of the most substantial issues that my mom has had to deal with after her mastectomy was the loss of strength in her arm. Since mastectomies are radical surgeries that take out the surrounding tissue and any other structure that maybe compromised, many patients are left with stiffness, loss of strength, and loss of […]
Dedicated to the Ones We Love
Breast cancer scares me more than anything else I have come across. It has no boundaries and it attacks without consideration of socio-economic status, race, or lifestyle. The two most significant risks for developing breast cancer are being a woman and getting older. The part that gets me the most, is that cancer can develop […]
Put Yourself in the Driver’s Seat: Healthy Eating, Exercise, and Mindfulness
A few months ago I went to a three session training session on mindfulness at Fullerton College. This is the new mindset for striving for balance in work, relationships, and emotional/physical health. I really enjoyed the series and what I can take from it for my students and for my survivor friends. As part of the Komen […]
Amazon Smile Donations For Breast Cancer
Looking for last minute gifts on Amazon? Register with Amazon Smile and select FUN 4 GOOD as your charity. It doesn’t cost you anything and we will receive donations to help with the operational costs of The Boob Ride! FYI: our non-profit’s corporate name is Fun 4 Good, in case you were wondering.You shop. Amazon gives.Amazon […]
Fundraising with Our Favorite 3 Day Teams
6 Days until the San Diego Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk!The Boob Ride is so very proud of the men and women preparing to do the 2016 San Diego 3 Day Walk in just in just SIX days! We are extremely proud to call these men and women friends and I am inspired by their dedication, courage, […]
Team STRIDE and The Boob Ride Cheer Station 11/19 in San Diego
Team STRIDE and The Boob Ride Cheer StationTeam STRIDE and The Boob Ride are teaming up to help cheer on the Susan G. Komen San Diego 3 Day Walkers on Saturday November 19th. We would love to show some Boob Ride love to our fellow San Diego Boob Ride volunteers. Come on out and help […]
Breast cancer and the healing effects of massage
Our ride director for The Boob Ride PA, Michelle Przemieniecki, recently met Robin Roberts, a breast cancer survivor best known for being an Good Morning America host, at the American Message Therapy Association conference in Milwaukee, WI . The two met up in October and discussed surviving triple negative breast cancer as well as how massage has played a […]
Breast Cancer Riders Support Navy EOD
It is breast cancer month and we want to give back to a group that has supported The Boob Ride for many years. The Navy cycling team is always seen on The Boob Ride and their riders are instrumental to our success. The Navy team is raising funds for their own this weekend, The Wounded EOD […]
West coast support
Hey CA Boob Riders – Tomorrow we are hosting our 2nd Annual Boob Ride Pennsylvania. We would love to have all of our CA Boob Ride riders wear their Boob Ride kits to show our west coast support. If you wear your kit tomorrow, please post a picture and tag us in it: @TheBoobRide , […]