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Love, Valentine’s Day and breast cancer
Love, Valentine’s Day and breast cancer
Love, Valentine’s Day, and Life After Breast Cancer February is known as the month of love. Valentine’s Day, especially, is wrapped in expectations—romantic dinners, balloons, cards, flowers, thoughtful gifts, and the assumption that the night ends in passion and connection. It’s the one day ...
Intentional Attempts
Intentional Attempts
Happy New Year, Beautiful Survivors & Supporters If you’re reading this, that means you made it into a brand new year—and that alone is something worth celebrating. 🎉 Hello 2026… let’s go! This is usually the season when everyone starts talking about New Year’s resolutions—those big prom...
When the holidays feel heavy
When the holidays feel heavy
When the Holidays Feel Heavy: Holding Space for Joy and the Struggle It’s that time of year again—the season of back-to-back celebrations, full calendars, and twinkling lights. Thanksgiving and Christmas arrive with a familiar rhythm: families gathering around tables filled with good food...
The Story Behind The Pink Ribbon
The Story Behind The Pink Ribbon
Every October, pink ribbons pop up everywhere—from social media feeds to products lining store shelves. But have you ever wondered how this simple emblem became the universal symbol for breast cancer awareness? **From Peach to Pink: The Story Behind the Ribbon** Ribbons have long served as symb...
How to support a loved one diagnosed with cancer
How to support a loved one diagnosed with cancer
How to Support A Loved One Diagnosed With Cancer When someone you love is diagnosed with cancer, the world seems to stop for a moment. Everything shifts — routines, emotions, and even the smallest daily tasks. You want to help, but sometimes you’re unsure where to start. The truth is, showing u...
Why you need to tell Your story
Why you need to tell Your story
Why you need to tell Your story By Cee Cee Mcgriff Picture this: my first time being invited to speak at a breast cancer awareness luncheon. I had no idea what I was going to say. I knew one thing for sure—what I didn’t want to do was stand up there and give some overly polished, “you got ...
What does Survive and Live mean to me
What does Survive and Live mean to me
What “Survive and Live” Means to Me By Cee Cee Mcgriff When I think about the phrase "Survive and Live," I think about how long it took me to understand that those two things could coexist. For me, surviving meant being strong, pushing through, and never letting anyone see me break. Living,...
What Recover Out Loud Means to Me
What Recover Out Loud Means to Me
What Recover Out Loud Means to Me By Cee Cee Mcgriff To me, Recover Out Loud means letting your healing be visible—not just the polished parts, but the real parts too. The good, the bad, and yes, even the uncomfortable moments. As survivors, we’re often taught to suffer in silence, like that...
Chemotherapy Was the Hardest Part
Chemotherapy Was the Hardest Part
Chemotherapy Was the Hardest Part By Cee Cee Mcgriff Chemotherapy was, without a doubt, the absolute worst part of my cancer journey. I often describe it as feeling like a hostage—except instead of ropes or chains, my captors used poison and fear to try to break me. I was already terrified b...
I Don’t Know If I Can Trust My Body Anymore
I Don’t Know If I Can Trust My Body Anymore
I Don’t Know If I Can Trust My Body Anymore By Cee Cee Mcgriff Wow... just saying that out loud feels surreal. This body—the one I was born with. The vessel that holds my thoughts, my emotions, my breath. The body that carried and birthed two human beings. The same body that allowed me to d...
Things I Wish I Had Asked During Cancer Treatment
Things I Wish I Had Asked During Cancer Treatment
Things I Wish I Had Asked During Cancer Treatment By Cee Cee Mcgriff Throughout my cancer treatments, I placed all of my trust in my medical team. I believed they knew what they were doing, and that whatever they prescribed was in my best interest. And for the most part, they did. But now,...
HowDidIWindUpHere.pdf
HowDidIWindUpHere.pdf
The Aftermath
The Aftermath
When life makes you pivot
When life makes you pivot
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Keely Burton Story
Keely Burton Story
When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away your ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.” (Corrie ten Boom) March 4, 2023 – I was in Memphis for my daughter’s soccer tournament. I was laying in bed that night just trying to relax. All of a sudden...
Diana Bullard Story
Diana Bullard Story
My journey began in 2014. After 8 needle biopsies and 2 surgical biopsies, breast cancer found its way into my body. Biopsies showed that I was at high risk. I was diagnosed in April 2025. Stage 2. I couldn’t believe it. I went through a lot of different emotions, but was determined from the ver...
Ana Morales Story
Ana Morales Story
My Cancer Journey In October 2024, my world shifted. I was diagnosed with two different types of breast cancer—HER2-Positive Metastatic in my right breast and DCIS in my left. Two diagnoses, one body, and an unshakable will to fight. I started chemotherapy just weeks later and pushed through it ...
Rachel Grant Story
Rachel Grant Story
From Survival Mode to Living Boldly with CeeCee McGriff (Replay) - The Path
From Survival Mode to Living Boldly with CeeCee McGriff (Replay) - The Path
“I had to get out of survival mode—and I have to live. You can do both at the same time.” – CeeCee McGriffIn this powerful replay, I sit down with CeeCee McGriff, a two-time breast cancer survivor and the founder of Survive and Live Life, a nonpro...
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