Bev Kan of Brecksville is surviving HER 2 breast cancer, and she attributes her success against the disease to the drug Herceptin. Dr. Dwight Randle of Susan G. Koman for the Cure updates efforts by breast cancer researchers. http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm

Mary Alice Frank, CEO of the Red Cross in Cleveland, says the real heroes of our community are being honored next month.  www.redcross-cleveland.org

Advance Care Planning is one of the services offered by the Visiting Nurse Association.  Donna Peszko explains.  www.vnacleveland.org

Author Robert K. Tannenbaum is one of the featured speakers in the 9th annual Festival of Jewish Books and Authors, sponsored by the Mandel Jewish Community Center.  His latest novel, a weighty look at the insanity defense in the context of religious extremism, is called Escape.  www.clevejcc.org

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