"I suppose not many people who've been diagnosed with cancer could say it was one of the best things that ever happened to them," Mroch says. "But for me it was. Because of it, I started a blog that helped save my life. And now I'm hoping I can use it to help others."

Mroch, who had been a Senior Blogger for Families.com in their Pets and Marriage sections, had quit her job only weeks before the nagging pain she'd been suffering in her left shoulder for weeks suddenly flared and sent her to the ER.

"I'd had a cold I couldn't shake for months. I'd just lost my mom to cancer five months before I was diagnosed. The doctor couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me and thought perhaps I was just depressed. That pain saved my life. It prompted doctors to order X-rays, which revealed the grapefruit-sized tumor in my chest. It was pressing on a nerve and totally disabled the use of my left arm for a couple of months. In fact, here it is over a year later and my left hand still isn't quite right."

But Mroch doesn’t let an impaired hand stop her from pursuing her newest passion, which is posting prolificly on Haunt Jaunts, her travel blog for restless spirits.

Mroch, who calls herself a "Director of Paranormal Tourism," has been providing a passport to paranormal tourism for other ghost enthusiasts for almost a year now. In fact, she's getting ready to celebrate her blog's one year anniversary and decided to throw "the biggest little party to ever hit the Net" --complete with contests and giveaways.

However, she also saw her one year celebration bash as an opportunity to both give back and raise awareness about lymphoma.

Mroch, who's now in remission, decided any celebration of Haunt Jaunts was also a celebration of Life. And she owed hers to the scientists, researchers, doctors and nurses who work every day to find new treatments and cures for lymphoma.

"That's why I decided to donate five cents to the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) for every Twitter follower Haunt Jaunts has come March 30, 2010. Five cents may not sound like a lot, but I'm no Oprah! In case a lot of people end up following, five cents per shouldn't break my bank. "

Since she made the announcement, Haunt Jaunts has acquired over 200 new followers.

"I'm of course tickled pink, but I'd love to see even more. Another thousand would rock! I'd really like to send LRF the biggest little check I can."

If you're on Twitter and would like to help Mroch in her mission to raise money for the LRF, follow her on @HauntJaunts http://twitter.com/HauntJaunts.