Meet Sister Jean, the breakout star of the NCAA tournament
On a sunny day between opening-round games of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Dallas, Loyola’s 98-year-old team chaplain, Sister Jean Dolores... Read more.
Breast cancer is more visible than ever, but young survivors fight to be seen
MIAMI — Valerie Bunt doesn’t look like your typical breast cancer survivor. A mother to a thriving 8-year-old, Bunt usually spends her days working in her... Read more.
10 essentials that helped a breast cancer survivor get through her ordeal
DALLAS — Breast cancer survivor Mary Dunklin went through the tests, the waiting and a haze of doctor visits. “The entire experience is a learning process... Read more.
In a breast-obsessed world, more women ‘go flat’ after mastectomy
PHILADELPHIA — When Laura Tuzio Ross told her plastic surgeon that she preferred not to reconstruct her breast after cancer surgery, he warned her she would regret... Read more.
Columnist’s breast cancer journey not fearless
Fear. It had wrapped itself around me strangling thoughts of hope. And while I gasped at the thought — me, how could it happen to me? — the world breathed its... Read more.
Dog’s aggressive, possession-guarding behavior possibly dangerous
When a dog chooses to guard an item in his possession, by using his body language and perhaps his teeth to keep others at bay, he is resource guarding, a type of... Read more.
The doggy lived after falling off a bridge. But she couldn’t survive this.
Brickell the Miracle Dog lived five years after plummeting three stories off an opening drawbridge. People were so taken with her story that Brickell had a Facebook... Read more.
Pet Vet: Why a cat’s color can make it more susceptible to skin cancer
Snowball is a fluffy female cat 10 years of age. Can you guess what color she might be? I ask the question because it is relevant to what might be causing her problem.... Read more.