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One Writer’s Story of Finding a Lump: “My Heart Sank”

I am a smart, educated woman who knows about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and knowing your family history. I watched Nana, one of the most wonderful women in my life, die at the age of 54 from the disease. The impact of her death was the focus of the first episode of the Supernanny that we filmed in 2008.

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Finding A Lump In My Breast: One Year Later

Last year I offered to have a photographer take photos (tasteful ones) as I had a mammogram. Having had millions of people see my life on the reality show Supernanny in both the first episode we filmed and then in the 100th special episode we filmed as Americas Most Memorable Family, I am no longer camera shy. I was writing a story for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to encourage women to get their mammograms. Little did I know that the one story of a simple mammogram would lead down a longer path.

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Effective Nail Biting Treatments

Not only do nails provide skin protection for fingers and toes, fingernails can be quite useful for actions like scratching an itch. Nail biting can be a habit that is difficult to break. While some people may be able to simply make a conscious decision to stop biting nails, other people may have a more difficult time and find themselves time and time again biting their nails. Nail biting treatments can be useful in breaking the nail biting habit.

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Hair Breakage Tips

The split ends and flyaway strands that result from hair breakage are never a welcomed sight. After carefully planning your do, the last thing you want is for your look to be marred by unruly, broken hairs. While you likely wish to avoid broken hairs altogether, with all the stress that your locks face, some breakage is inevitable. With care, however, you can minimize the number of strands that fall victim to damage.