Cancer

I haven't posted as much as I should lately. I apologize for that. I've not had my head with me...I haven't been even leaving the house on time, and usually have to make trips back for phone, keys, purse, etc.   It's been pretty crazy for us. ...

Despite a rocky 2012, Rodney Atkins will focus his efforts and use his talent to help raise money for cancer research at a Kentucky Derby Eve dinner party. The party, called the Julep, will be held on May 4 in Louisville to benefit the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville. Make no qualms about it, this is an event for those living high on the hog. At $500 a plate, Atkin

Christy Holbrook Gallegos was my friend.  In fact, if you ever met Christy, you were her friend.  Though I was a couple years older than her, we went to high school together at Trinity Heights Christian Academy in North Shreveport.  She went on to become a flight nurse aboard Life Air Rescue and touched literally thousands of lives.  Christy lost her battle with cancer recently and if the loss of

Tyson Zimmer, a 7-year-old boy in Nebraska who is dying of brain cancer, is a huge Jason Aldean fan. The little boy with the sweet smile told Nebraska’s KOLN-TV, “I sing ‘Big Green Tractor’ because that’s my favorite.” As family and friends have watched Zimmer battle the horrible disease, they rallied around him, joining in a Twitter campaign to request that Aldean send the young boy a message. Re

Most of you know, my future stepdaughter is a patient at St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital. She has a cancerous brain tumor and has survived over 7 years of cancer treatments, the most recent, ending early because of side effects. She, her sister and grandparents are on the road to Memphis this weekend to find out if her tumor is still stable. Hug...

They always say that bad kids are a great form of birth control. Everyone is so quick to conclude that the child has bad upbringing or bad parents (myself included), but rarely is it considered that a child might have some serious medical issues, even though it may not be physically evident...

Alan Jackson was the subject of last night’s ‘Backstory’ on GAC, and the singer’s relationship with wife Denise was a focal point of the episode. Alan and Denise have been married since 1979, so their relationship factors heavily in his career and his music. The duo endured their fair share of ups and downs since that fateful meeting at a Dairy Queen, but through it all, they remain stronger than

If anyone is going to get a lumps of coal in his or her stocking this year, it’s Martha Nicholas. The Virginian woman was arrested Wednesday for bilking kind-hearted people out of money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Nicholas, 42, duped even her husband and children along the way, claimed she was a four-time cancer patient and participated in multiple cancer fundraisers

If you were going to choose a segment of society least likely to need birth control pills, no one could fault you for putting nuns at the top of the list. Researchers, however, say the notoriously contraceptive-averse Catholic Church should make the pills available to those women to reduce their risk of cancer.

The second annual Party in Pink Zumbathon for breast cancer awareness raised $1,400 and nearly 100 community members participated to make it a success.  From 9am-Noon on Saturday, Oct. 15, the dance-fitness charity event took place at Asbury United Methodist Church in Bossier City.

Alice Pyne may not have a lot of time, but she's determined to make the most of what she has. Alice is a 15-year-old British girl with terminal cancer who is made waves with a bucket list she's posted online.