Crazy Sexy Cancer

On Valentine’s Day, most people think about love, romance, chocolate, and flowers – but on February 14, 2003, Kris Carr wrote in her journal, “Happy Valentine’s Day. You have cancer.”

It was the beginning of what she refers to as her “cancer adventure story.” She doesn’t want to call it a fight, because that means there’s a chance of losing.

Instead, she launched into a journey of discovery and change. She says cancer is not a gift, it’s a catalyst. She used this catalyst to create Crazy Sexy Cancer, her documentary about her journey, and to write her book, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips.

And, quite unexpectedly, in the midst of her cancer adventure, she found love and married her soul mate.

This Valentine’s Day marks Kris’s 7-year “cancerversary.” Need a little dose of inspiration?

On Valentine’s Day, most people think about love, romance, chocolate, and flowers – but on February 14, 2003, Kris Carr wrote in her journal, “Happy Valentine’s Day. You have cancer.”

It was the beginning of what she refers to as her “cancer adventure story.” She doesn’t want to call it a fight, because that means there’s a chance of losing.

Instead, she launched into a journey of discovery and change. She says cancer is not a gift, it’s a catalyst. She used this catalyst to create Crazy Sexy Cancer, her documentary about her journey, and to write her book, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips.

And, quite unexpectedly, in the midst of her cancer adventure, she found love and married her soul mate.

This Valentine’s Day marks Kris’s 7-year “cancerversary.” Need a little dose of inspiration? Watch the story.

Mammogram Shmammogram

When I was diagnosed at 48 years old, I thought it was all a big mistake. I'd had a false finding during my first mammo when I was 40, and decided I wasn't going to have them anymore. When we changed insurance companies some years later, I had to pick a new primary care physician who insisted I get a mammogram. A week later, the doctor called and left three messages to call her back. When I reached her, she told me the results showed a mass and I needed to contact a surgeon. I explained emphatically how my left breast had shown a mass during my first mammo and it was just asymmetrical tissue, etc, and so this was just the same big mistake. She let me go on, and when I finished she very calmly said "It's your right breast dear." So it began.
- Jean Soulios, founder of Jeans Cream, 2-time survivor breast cancer