June 2009
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LUMPS AND BUMPS A Breast Cancer Story for Children...
WHEN MOM HAS BREAST CANCER
by Kathryn E. Livingston
The unfortunate truth is that one in eight women will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer, and many of these will be mothers. One of the most difficult steps in facing this disease is sharing the news with others—particularly children. To this end, Naava Parker of Englewood and Rochelle Hirsch of Manhattan, two breast cancer...
May 2009
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Hirsch and Parker Honored at Sharsheret Luncheon
Last Sunday at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, New Jersey, Sharsheret held its Honoring the Women Who Have Touched Our Lives: Annual Benefit Luncheon. They recognized Naava Parker of Englewood, and Rochelle Hirsch of Manhattan as Guests of Honor. Mrs. Hirsch and Mrs. Parker are both breast cancer survivors. They met because of their diagnoses and they supported each other through...
Explaining a Mom's Breast Cancer to Kids
Monday, May 18, 2009 BY HARVY LIPMAN NorthJersey.com
TEANECK — How does a mother diagnosed with breast cancer explain the disease to a young child?
That’s the topic of a new children’s book published by two breast cancer survivors who were honored Sunday at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe during the annual gala of Sharsheret, a Teaneck charity that helps Jewish women diagnosed...
Hirsch and Parker Interviewed by NY Shock Jock,...
Aaron Braunstein took a break from his usual line-up to interview Hirsch and Parker about their new book, Lumps and Bumps.
Braunstein lost his mother and sister to cancer, and so this subject matter is of special interest to him.
According to Time Out New York, Aaron Braunstein is a New York Radio Institution, who has completed over 3000 Consecutive Radio Shows.
Aaron Braunstein’s shows...
April 2009
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ENDORSEMENTS FOR LUMPS AND BUMPS FROM LEADING...
One of the first questions our breast cancer patients ask us is “what do I tell the children?”. LUMPS AND BUMPS was written by two mothers to help other mothers.
It is a sensitive and gentle book for families to read together and it will reassure young children at a difficult time.
Anne Moore, MD Medical Director, Breast Oncology Weill Medical College of Cornell University Iris...
What do we tell children when their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer?
Although it may be difficult to do, “Lumps and Bumps” gives us the answer – tell the truth. With its crisp language and bright pictures, Hirsch and Parker have given parents a wonderful tool to use when faced with this difficult task. It teaches children that “life is full of lumps and bumps” but...
Helping breast cancer patients understand, treat, and conquer their disease includes the difficult challenge of helping them cope with the many family issues that they must face. There are few challenges more difficult than sharing a cancer diagnosis with young children.
Rochelle Hirsch and Naava Parker’s book “Lumps and Bumps” provides a child friendly, nonthreatening vehicle...
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