Monthly Archives: December 2011

my awesome friends

Posted on December 28, 2011 by carla

So now I know I was on the right track with my earlier post which has incidentally proven to be shall we say  slightly locally controversial…I have yet to understand why my opinions can be like lightning rods.  I am … Continue reading →

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even the grinch would find this driveltastically rude…..

Posted on December 27, 2011 by carla

A post that has nothing to do with breast cancer. It’s just when I find something that is on a “news” site the day after Christmas that I can’t decide if the author was raised in a barn or is just … Continue reading →

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ghosts of christmas past….

Posted on December 22, 2011 by carla

Today a year ago, my sister became a widow, when my awesome brother-in-law died after a  3 week bout with peritoneal mesothelioma.  Needless to say I was thinking about him today. My brother-in-law was  loving and kind.  He had an … Continue reading →

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the cookie chronicles

Posted on December 19, 2011 by carla

Did I mention I like to bake? So I told you guys about this awesome baking blog I discovered called “Baking Bites”, right?  Well between that and Betty Crocker and AllRecipes.com , I found my cookie inspiration and truly regained my baking … Continue reading →

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five things

Posted on December 19, 2011 by carla

No, not a magnum opus, just a small post that was sparked by a woman I know who is going through the breast cancer dance herself in 2011. Her name is Gwen, and she is an amazing woman and a … Continue reading →

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visiting with a neighbor

Posted on December 16, 2011 by carla

Today I saw a neighbor I had not seen in close to a year.  He is part of the fabric of my neighborhood.  He is older and had a fall which really incapcitated him, and has also had prostate cancer. … Continue reading →

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post breast cancer: keeping the faith and being yourself

Posted on December 13, 2011 by carla

One of the things about breast cancer, is it changes who you are irrevocably in a sense, but on the same hand it shouldn’t change who you are.  That sounds like a circle, but women who have had breast cancer … Continue reading →

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celebrating life

Posted on December 11, 2011 by carla

2011 continues to do the December count down, and with all its craziness, there have been many happy events.  This weekend was no exception. Yesterday evening one of my Karens got married in Mt. Joy, PA.  Surrounded by friends, in … Continue reading →

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christmas wish…

Posted on December 7, 2011 by carla

I was pondering something today ….and it’s simple.  I have been so blessed by the gifts of love bestowed upon me by my friends and family in 2011 and because of these gifts I got through a bout of breast … Continue reading →

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et cetera, et cetera, et cetera

Posted on December 6, 2011 by carla

NBC Nightly News and  reporter Robert Bazell did a report on Oncotype Dx tonight.  Of course, once you have danced even a small dance with breast cancer, Oncotype Dx  is not foreign to you.  If you are like me, you might … Continue reading →

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