Yesterday was my 6-year cancerversary. It may seem strange to celebrate the day you learn you have cancer. In years past, I’ve barely noticed when the day came and passed. But it’s different this year…for some reason I was reminded of the upcoming anniversary weeks ago and forced to take note. A cancerversary is a very personal choice. Some survivors choose to celebrate the surgery that removed the cancer from their body. Or the end of their treatment. Or the day they were told they were cancer free. Unfortunately, none of those make sense for me; at Stage IV, the cancer has returned several times with multiple surgeries and treatment…the…
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Better Beauty Warrior
We all have a favorite beauty product: our go-to lip color, the body lotion you can’t live without, a concealer that erases a poor night’s sleep. But what do you do when you learn that your beloved item is made from ingredients known to be harmful to health? Dump it? Or use it anyway and take the risks? One woman decided we shouldn’t have to choose between health and beauty. Meet one of my heroes: Gregg Renfrew, CEO and founder of Beautycounter, a company that’s leading the clean beauty movement and changing an industry. Watching the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” was an aha moment for Gregg. “I came to realize…
