Christmas Wishes For All Written, December 24, 2012 The Compression Garment Diaries. Time with family is what is most important during these next few days. I hope that you all enjoy the moments with your loved ones over the holidays. Forget about your to do lists,...

“There are souls on this earth that just seem to shine a little brighter. It's not because they've been left to burn in peace and quiet. I think it's because they've been poked and prodded. The fire grows and glows because of the beautiful struggle they're in. The...

I was at an event last night, the host decided to shave her hair off to raise money for the Children’s Hospital. Honestly, my first reaction was why would a person shave off their hair if they did not need to. When I was sick, people offered and I thought it was...

Yesterday, I was asked by a client what my hospital stay was like after my breast reconstruction. It made me think back to the unpleasantness of the stay, but also the nurses and hospital staff that were so great. I could not really remember it all so I had to look...

To start, I really dislike the word journey. However, it is a word, which works. I have tried other words, like the cancer experience, the cancer bus , the cancer ride, and the crap that you go through with a cancer diagnosis. In the end, journey works because it is...

Cancer touches our lives in many different ways. Maybe someone you love has been diagnosed, perhaps a coworker or a friend. It might be that you are close with someone who is a caregiver. Many people want to provide some type of help or assistance for that person and...

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 that was the last thing, I expected. There was so much information to swallow. Overwhelmed with diagnosis, surgery dates, appointments, scans and too many decisions to make, I felt lost. I wish that I had a to-do list;...

At The Unexpected Gift, we work hard to make sure the products we sell and use for our services are safe and do not contain carcinogens. Carcinogens are compounds that are known to cause cancer and they are found in many products that we use on a daily basis....

At The Unexpected Gift we carry a number of wigs. Mainly we concentrate on synthetic wigs. When I bought my own wig 4 years ago, I went for something that I would never naturally have. I decided on a reddish coloured bob, straight hair. I had curly hair, but when I...

I was in a yoga class about a year ago and the teacher asked a simple question at the beginning of class, she asked us to think about three people who we felt the most love for. My three people were my husband Les, my son Sid and my son Griffin. After she allowed us...