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The Blue Butterfly (2004)

Every so often, I happen upon a book or a movie that transcends mere entertainment, that fills my soul, enlightens me, and makes me feel that I am a better person because of it. “The Blue Butterfly” did that for me. It stars Marc Donato as Pete Carlton, a ten-year-old boy who is dying from brain cancer. He has been given between six and eight months to live, and his mother Teresa (Pascale Bussières) wants to make those last months as special as possible. His passion is for butterflies, and he has collected hundreds of them, some mounted, some in … Continue reading →

ED Drugs Tested for Chemotherapy

Recent tests from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California may have come up with a new use for impotence drugs: treating brain tumors. A research team from Cedars-Sinai looked specifically at Levitra and Viagra (you may have heard of them). Although the two drugs get a lot of press for their powers in the bedroom, it looks like they may have another power — with the ability to help a lot of people. In laboratory tests on rats with brain tumors, vardenafil (Levitra) and sildenafil (Viagra) were able to carry chemotherapy drugs safely past the blood-brain barrier. Did you … Continue reading →

Robert Novak Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor

Long time Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, just days after he was involved in a hit and run accident. Many people may remember Novak best from his 15 year run on CNN’s political show “Crossfire.” He has also been a contributor to Fox News. He received criticism in 2003 when he was the first to divulge the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The publisher of the Chicago Sun-times, which is also the home of Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, said that Novak has been a “source of great pride” for the newspaper. … Continue reading →

Author Interview – Leigh Bale: (part two) The Reality Behind the Fiction

Thanks for joining us for part two of our talk with Leigh Bale, member of the Romance Writers of America and recipient of several awards in her field. If you missed part one, click here. Leigh, your novel “The Healing Place,” for which you won the Golden Heart award, is based on some of your own experiences. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Unfortunately, my family and I lived the research for “The Healing Place.” I have a daughter with an inoperable brain tumor. She was diagnosed at the age of seven, after a five month period … Continue reading →