This week marked an amazing milestone for my mom and our family. January 9th was the tenth anniversary of my mom’s mastectomy and her path to being cancer free! While we are grateful and excited about this milestone, it does bring with it a significant amount of reflection and heaviness. Many people who have survived […]
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Recovery, Cancer, and Exercise
At The Boob Ride, we encourage everyone to get out and ride. The benefits of exercise on our bodies and our minds have been long-studied and well documented. But what happens if you are recovering from an injury, illness, or surgery? How do you know when to push through and when to rest? For the […]
The Boob Ride is in Pacific Magazine!
Thanks to our dedicated PR team, we are happy to announce that we are now in Pacific Magazine’s April Calendar! Scroll down and and find our entry under April 22nd! PACIFIC San Diego Magazine (PacificSD) is the county’s hip, cultural barometer, highlighting the Where, When & WOW! of America’s Finest City. PacificSD leads the conversation on […]
Reiki Therapy – West Meets East for Healing
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 […]
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 […]
Targeting Aggressive and Metastatic Breast Cancer Webinar
One of the singular most important research topics is metastatic tumors. Since 2006, Komen has invested more than $91 million in nearly 200 research grants that focus on understanding why metastasis occurs and how to treat it. We have a large population of people living with metastatic cancers 10 years after diagnosis. If you want […]
10 Waiting Room Tips
Waiting Room WorriesHave you ever spent several excruciating hours in a hospital waiting room? If you haven’t, you are lucky. If you have, you know how much the worry and the waiting can take a toll on the people around you. It depends on who and why you are waiting, but for many people, it is […]
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 […]
What’s in a name?
Co-Authored by two of the co-founders, Paul and Jennifer. As a co-founder of FUN 4 GOOD (the non-profit that produces The Boob Ride), I handle branding as a consultant all the time. Many people ask me about the pros/cons of such a colorful name as “The Boob Ride”. Evolution We started out with a personal passion to […]