This column first ran back in October 2009, when our Women’s View columnist Donna Ward shared with us the story of her mother, Kitty, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990.

Donna informed us Tuesday her mother passed away this spring:

“Many of you had kind words to say in regards to this column I wrote. It is with a heavy heart to inform you that the lady (my mother) in this article passed away May 28th of this year. Her story is epic and proves that getting breast cancer is not an immediate death sentence. She successfully fought her cancer for 21 years! I bow my head to the bravest woman I have ever known.”

We are reposting this column in Kitty’s memory. continue reading »

What is the leading health threat for women in the U.S.?  It isn’t cancer and it isn’t men.

You might be surprised to know that heart disease is the leading killer in women in the U.S. and has been for several years now.  This silent killer hardly ever gets the recognition it deserves.

One of the large reasons that heart disease goes overlooked as the leading cause of death is because most women do not realize the problems — or even the symptoms — of heart disease. continue reading »

With increasing pressures for an ideal body, women everywhere are worrying more and more about their figures and weight gain or loss.  Weight discrimination is a touchy subject given the popular status of having to be “perfect”.  Discrimination is not limited to persons who are overweight, but it also transcends to those who are considered underweight.  When a female looks in the mirror she inevitably will criticize herself and features of her body that displease her and ruin her self-image.

Magazines, Hollywood starlets, TV and everywhere you turn there are symbols of the “perfect” figure and weight that for most is unattainable without serious health hazards.  There are now cosmetic surgeries promoting mutilation for the sake of the “perfect” body.  Eating disorders are increasing with the pressures society has inflicted upon ordinary women.   continue reading »

Swine flu is the latest pandemic scare in the world today. Before swine flu, there was small pox, tuberculosis, measles and many other harmful contagious diseases. Suffice to say that illnesses of all kinds will affect our lives no matter what kind or what era we may live in. continue reading »