Illness & Health

From Breast Cancer to Creating a Website of
Shared Stories of Turning Lemons into Lemonade

by Samantha Harris, California

I am a breast cancer survivor.  Those were the lemons I was dealt.  How did I make lemonade?  Well, please allow me to digress. I am an entertainment news journalist trained at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and made my way in Hollywood beginning with many failed TV pilots, a few lame cable shows and some guest hosting gigs on the big network morning shows.  Eventually, and with much perseverance (and finally a network primetime show under my belt), I landed as the weekend host and fulltime correspondent for EXTRA, followed by E! News, then toThe Insider and Entertainment Tonight.

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DEC
2015

From Breast Cancer To Spreading The Word To Others

Breast cancer was my lemon. Learning Stillness and Touting Early Detection is my lemonade After finishing my fellowship in breast surgery, I...
13
NOV
2015

From Partial Amnesia to Getting A Masters Degree

Cerebral thrombophlebitis was my lemon. Passing my exam and overcoming memory loss is my lemonade. I am 26 years old, and a mother of two lovely...
15
JUL
2015

From A Heart Attack At 38 to Advocacy

A heart attack was my lemon. Advocacy is my lemonade. On June 17, 2014, at age 38, I suffered a near fatal, massive heart attack while recovering...
11
JUN
2015

From Kicking Cancer’s Butt to Thriving As a Parent Coach

Colon Cancer was my lemon. Surviving it, and now thriving in my life, is my lemonade. On August 30, 2011, I found myself living out my dream. I...
11
APR
2015

From the Possibility Of A Deathly Diagnosis To Small Steps Toward Happiness

Surgery was my lemon. Living life day by day is my lemonade. I wrote this one year ago after the biggest roller coaster ride of my life....
25
MAR
2015

From Testicular Cancer To Raising Funds Through Golf Tournaments

Testicular Cancer is my lemon. Raising nearly $2 million dollars, to date, to benefit many different cancer organizations – through a foundation...
18
MAR
2015

From Prostate Cancer To Helping Patients In A New Way

Prostate cancer was my lemon. Helping my patients from a new personal perspective was my lemonade. I am not one of those patients who feels that...
10
FEB
2015

From Pediatric Sarcoma To A Positive “Why Not Me?!” Attitude

Cancer was my lemon. Making a difference is my lemonade. Just sixteen-years-old. President of my Class at Northside High in Columbus, GA. 4.0...
03
FEB
2015

From AIDS Caused By Drug Abuse and Losing the Ability To Walk To Inspiring Others

My Lemon was that doctors told me I would never walk again. My Lemonade is that with the power of God and my positive attitude, I am able to...
02
FEB
2015

From Personal Loss to a Movement for Change

Rare cancers are my lemon. Cycle for Survival is my lemonade. There is no question that cancer can be scary—there’s so much uncertainty, and the...
02
FEB
2015

From Breast Cancer To Mentoring The Newly Diagnosed

Breast cancer was my lemonade. Mentoring is my lemonade. My breast cancer journey has taken me on another journey of reaching out and mentoring...
02
FEB
2015

From Young Onset Parkinson’s And More To Coaching Others To Keep Dreams Alive

My fiancé’s severe spinal cord injury and my Parkinson’s are our lemons, and the good Lord’s blessing us with tenacity is our lemonade. We worked...
27
JAN
2015

From Asperger Syndrome To Conquering Social Fears

Social anxiety was my lemon. Using technology to gain social comfort was my lemonade. The company I work for was in the process of moving to...
27
JAN
2015

From Breast Cancer at 36 to Connecting With And Motivating Others To Get Screened

Breast cancer was my lemon. Being able to share my story through a campaign in my hometown and having people come up to me saying that they are...
16
JAN
2015

From Devastation Upon Learning of Our Son’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis To Discovering New Ways to Improve His Life

Our son’s Type 1 Diabetes was our lemon. Discovering and providing him with every management tool possible from the commonly used to the extreme,...
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