Cancer

As Mother’s Day approaches this year, I can’t help but think of two mothers in the Reno community that we have lost recently: Sarah Herndon and Emily Reese, both women I met through Reno Moms Blog. I met Sarah when she came to my house to talk to me about …

I’m going to warn you, dear reader, that this article is a sad one. Death is never a happy subject. Yet eventually all of us will face some sort of death in our lives, with our pets often being the first goodbye we say. Ace had just been in for his …

This entry is part of 1 in the series 2If you haven’t read my first article about the state of health of our our nation since the inception of the USDA Food Guidelines and the Fear of Fat era set in, please do so here. As I discussed in the …

Newcomers to Reno likely won’t appreciate how truly great it is to walk into a grocery store and not be hit by a huge waft of tobacco smoke, but those who’ve lived here a decade or more will. Our family moved from Reno to Southern California in summer 2005, when …

My name is Sarah Herndon. I am a 30-year-old breast cancer fighter. At 27-years-old I was diagnosed with late stage inflammatory breast cancer. I underwent 4 months of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and 6 weeks of radiation. Unfortunately, my cancer spread to other parts of my body. I am not …

When I was 27-years-old, I was diagnosed with stage IV, inflammatory breast cancer which had spread to my lymph nodes. I did 4-months of hard-core-lose-your-hair-throw-up-feel-like-crap chemo. I had a double mastectomy followed by 6-weeks of radiation. I have two little girls who were ages 2 and 4 at the time …

This is a tough post for me to write since it effects a family very dear to my heart but it’s incredibly important I do my part to help raise awareness and support for my dear friend Maddie. My friend Doug Hunter and I wanted to share the story of …

When I was growing up, I had a dream of becoming a mother. In fact, that was pretty much my entire vision. I wanted to grow up to be a mom. Today, I am lucky and blessed with a six year old daughter, but the journey getting here looked nothing …

I have known people who have successfully fought the battle against breast cancer.  I have lost a very dear friend who left behind 3 boys.  I have even had guests on my radio show fighting the disease and was so impressed with their strength and resilience. You always remember where …

I am Martha Aiyuk, AKA “Princess”. I was born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa and moved to Reno 23 years ago to meet my husband, Peter Aiyuk. My husband and I have been blessed with three amazing children, Angel (22), Brandon (17), and Maya (13). Angel is truly our angel, …