HeatherJose

The sun is streaming in my office window this morning. My dog and cats are lying in the brightest spots they can find. It just feels good. It is the perfect time to set myself up for a healthy ...

Attitude is a choice. Do you believe that? I do. I have learned that even when things are terrible I have a choice. So do you. I never knew darkness until the oncologist told me to "get my ...

The subject of breast reconstruction keeps finding its way into my conversations lately. I guess that tells you how often I talk about cancer, huh? I just wanted to share my opinion. I was ...

Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and somehow the songs keep creeping into my head. My neighbor was a huge Beatles fan when I was growing up, so ...

I spent a little time in high school yesterday. My husband teaches health and he asked me to talk to his kids about cancer. He does a unit on diseases, giving them a brief overview of many ...

Hey there Survivors, Caregivers, Health Care Providers…You’ll be hearing from me a little more often from now on. I’m happy to say that EmpowHer is my new blogging home, along with my own site ...

It is my intent to feed my family well without breaking the bank. As a long-term breast cancer survivor I believe that food is fuel for my body. I am sure that it has made a difference over ...

Maybe I need a tattoo on my forehead that reads, “Breast Cancer Survivor.” If people knew that from the very start I wouldn’t stick my foot in my mouth nearly as often. You see, breast cancer is ...

Why am I still here almost ten years after finding out that the breast cancer has spread to my bones? Isn’t that the question? I find that the opinion is varied depending on who you talk to. Of ...

It’s a gray and dreary day in Michigan. For all of you lovers of Fall this is why I hate it. Blah, Blah, Blah. Where is the sun? There is something good about today though, it is my ...

Every other week I have a date with a leather lazy boy chair. I get there early, just after dropping my kids off at school. Coffee in hand, I make my way into this small cancer center near my ...

I’ve been walking this path called survivorship for a while now. It’s gotten so that I often get phone calls from others wanting to know what I did and what I think works. In fact just yesterday ...

Fall has arrived in Michigan. The air is crisp and my kids are back in school. This time of year always seems to leave me in a funk. While I long for routine and time to myself in the summer, ...

It is time to stand up, that’s right, STAND UP 2 CANCER. On Friday September 5th ABC, NBC, and CBS will be airing a huge, celebrity packed, event to raise money for research for cancer. It is ...

I am a Survivor. The first time that I was recognized as a survivor I had been diagnosed less than six months. I was walking the survivor lap at a Relay for Life event. I felt really weird ...

The latest from Heather Jose: I can remember almost everything about the doctor's visit that set the ball rolling. My husband, daughter and I went to it on a Tuesday evening. We thought it ...

Every day I am killing cancer! That is my motto since being told to ‘get my affairs in order’ over nine years ago. I was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with multiple bone mets on a dark ...