Breast Cancer: There’s a Cure, and We’ll Find it!

I met a mother who is a breast cancer survivor who devoted her life to helping find a cure for the millions women who will be or already have been diagnosed with the disease, including her own daughter. This mother works with the Indiana University Department of Medicine, and she says researchers are making great strides in the fight against breast cancer. Today, I’d like to introduce you to Barbara Fetta.

Melamine & Infant Formula: Have you been following this?

The FDA says a certain amount of melamine is safe in infant formula. However, just a few weeks ago, the government agency said it wasn’t able to set a standard of safety for the dangerous chemical. So what changed? The news came out that melamine was found in a top U.S. manufacturer’s product. Check out this article from the Associated Press, which blew the story wide open earlier this week.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081129/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/infant_formula_22

Blinds Recalled Today

Urgent Safety Warning:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing the recall of hundreds of thousands of blinds after one child was killed and another was hurt. Please go to these links to find more information and product codes.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09050.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09051.html

A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Story: Turning Pain into a Positive

I’ve met quite a few breast cancer survivors, and I asked them all the same question: what would you say to someone who is going through what you’ve been through, someone who just learned they have cancer? All of the answers were fantastic, but one really stayed with me. Sheila Hebenstreit says there is something positive to learn from having breast cancer. So here it is. Here’s what Sheila learned as only she can explain it.

A Survivor’s Story: Anything it Takes to Save Your Life

Breast cancer forces you to make decisions--decisions you never dreamed of ever having to think about. Some of the women I’ve had the honor of meeting knew whatever conclusion they reached, it would change their lives forever. But one survivor said it best: “whatever it takes to save your life, I say do it.” Here’s Nancy Yvonne Milton’s story as only she can tell it.

Reality Check: Mom Loses Battle with Breast Cancer

This morning, I got upset over something so very trivial. Then I logged on to an internet job site that also covers news. I noticed an obit that shook me to my core. It was for a television news anchor who lost her battle with breast cancer yesterday. All of sudden everything that bothered me this week--everything that consumed my thoughts: all the worries I had about covering the election, feeling sad about my boss taking a new job, wondering what his departure meant for me, pondering if I should throw my hat into the ring for the promotion. I was totally consumed with my own issues that seemed so monumental. Then I read the article and watched the video about Heather Pick’s war with breast cancer which included two battles. I read about her two children and her husband who will now go on without her. I read about how she helped others and made her battle very public in hopes of inspiring others to fight. All of my issues felt so small. I forgot whatever I was angry about and decided instead her family had the right to be angry, upset, sad--whatever they felt like. Cancer had come like a thief and stole their loved one away from them. Heather Pick was just 38 years old. While she made her battle very public, sharing it with her viewing audience, many others who share her battle you will never hear about, but she represents them all. Here’s Heather’s story.


http://www.wbns.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/11/07/heather_pick.html?sid=102

Live Election Results for Moms on the Go

Election 2008: We are witnessing the next pages that will be added to history books around the world. This 2008 Presidential election has gotten people interested in politics who didn’t care before. It’s gotten people to register to vote who have never cast a ballot before in their lives. It’s ignited a fire in people’s bellies like I’ve never seen before. We are now ticking down the final days, hours, and minutes before we know if Senator John McCain or Senator Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. Moms on the Go and CBS News are bringing you live election results, updated every 60 seconds.