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Yesterday I had knee surgery. It was arthroscopic surgery to repair a very torn meniscus. In the last couple of days of February / first couple of days of March, I bent over from the waist to pick up like … Continue reading
anniversaries and the way things happen
Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of my diagnosis of invasive lobular breast cancer. Knock on wood I’m still cancer free. And I’ve said it before, but a long strange trip it has indeed been. Truly. I still remember exactly what … Continue reading
another spin on pink sisterhood
My anniversaries approach. My cancerversaries as it were. I do not want to jinx myself. I just want to meet my goal or remaining cancer free. It has been a long strange trip indeed, with a lot of … Continue reading
bogus 2017 edition: legitimate breast cancer charities DO NOT call your cell phone
You would THINK that since I have been taking GREAT JOY to EXPOSE bogus breast cancer charities for almost SIX years now that they would know better than to call me, right? Wrong. I am sitting at my desk … Continue reading
teva/actavis
Apparently (I think) it’s still the Teva generic…but it flipped me out to see a new manufacturer name with zero explanation from my CVS pharmacist. I had to go seek my own explanation: Teva Completes Acquisition of Actavis Generics Teva … Continue reading
boom! fake breast cancer charity knocked out in new york state!
People familiar with this blog know how I feel about fake breast cancer charities. Well thanks to the Charities Bureau through the New York State Attorney General’s office the Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation has been put to sleep in New … Continue reading
new year, new test
I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy last week. The anesthesia and procedure made me not so hot for a few days but I am glad I did it. Do not ignore doing this. It was the test I was the … Continue reading
flowing stream of consciousness, or doing the emotional laundry
….it’s important to think about are any changes you are planning to make to your figure before then. So what is that about? A dress fitting. Alteration, truthfully. I have never been able to truly buy dresses, especially formal … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer
Tagged emotional laundry, life after breast cancer, new reality
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rise up
It started with a message from a friend: ** Please Consider Calling / E-mailing for Obamacare** Paul Ryan’s office is conducting a phone poll, hoping to hear overwhelming opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Here’s how you can participate: Call … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged breast cancer, obamacare, paul ryan, rise up
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trying to respect the pink sisterhood
The past few days I have been experiencing something new: a fellow breast cancer survivor who has no respect for the pink sisterhood. The proverbial thin pink line of the pink sisterhood is sort of that unwritten rule where you … Continue reading
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