Monthly Archives: March 2014

for family

Posted on March 31, 2014 by carla

This post will be brief. I am still recovering from my surgery and I am tired and sore and not quite me yet. This post is for families of women who have just received a breast cancer diagnosis. I have … Continue reading →

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health news stalkers

Posted on March 26, 2014 by carla

To block or not to block? Before my surgery this past Thursday I was left a voicemail message by an older woman who knows my mother. It was left on my cell phone the day before my mother had surgery … Continue reading →

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in patient

Posted on March 21, 2014 by carla

This morning I woke up with a city view at Pennsylvania Hospital. I am home now, but it was a long 23 hours. I had a full hysterectomy. Everything was taken out along with some apparently sizable cysts and fibroids. … Continue reading →

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little life complications

Posted on March 13, 2014 by carla

Life just got a little more complicated. And I will admit I am struggling a little, which is why I am writing about it. I don’t know how else to process. My mother, who is normally like her own force … Continue reading →

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spay day is coming

Posted on March 4, 2014 by carla

(painting by Philadelphia artist Geri Mack and use of image is courtesy of the artist. ) Yes I know I am being flippant about my upcoming surgery, but face it they are indeed spaying me. When I last wrote on … Continue reading →

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