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Author Archives: carla
milestone: five years is coming soon
Well in a few short weeks another high school reunion will be here. So much has happened in five years, so much. But what another Shipley reunion also means is I am creeping up on the five year anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer
Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, Living Beyond Breast Cancer
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cancer harbors: “because living is so much more than surviving…”
This is my friend’s business. I am so proud of Alene! This is my humble opinion a very worth while endeavor
circle of cancer
The funny thing about living with breast cancer no matter what stage you are in the disease is the circlular aspect of it. As in it circles back to you. It’s like a not so secret society devoid of a … Continue reading
be yourself
Hold onto your hats a blog post not purely or solely about breast cancer coming your way. Yes, really. And yes it’s sort of is about breast cancer, but it’s more about women in general. First I have to credit … Continue reading
sometimes big business can pleasantly surprise you
The other day I wrote about my latest go round with my health insurance company, Aetna. In all fairness I must do a brief update. So after my last post I was frustrated enough that I Googled and Googled until … Continue reading
new year, same aetna
UPDATE 1/42016: NEW YEAR NEW SUCKITUDE. Spent over 30 minutes on muzak hold to get the Philippines where they know nothing, can’t help you and can only read a script. They land me another 30 minutes on hold until I … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, health insurance
Tagged #AETNASUCKS, Aetna, aetna on Facebook, aetna on twitter, Karen S. Lynch, Mark T. Bertolini
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quoted on the current mammogram crisis in america
shee·ple SHēpəl/ noun informalderogatory plural noun: sheeple people compared to sheep in being docile, foolish, or easily led. “by the time the sheeple wake up and try to change things, it will be too late” I have never been … Continue reading
boycott the american cancer society
I will not participate again in the American Cancer Society Great Valley Relay for Life. Not because of the stupid marketing ploy on adding the Main Line to Great Valley when we are Chester County but because of American Cancer … Continue reading
dear american cancer society,
This was in my e-mail this morning and well I find it disingenuous at a minimum. I am actually a little bit offended. Ok, so not to put too fine a point on it, but I left the Main Line … Continue reading
this is reality, as in REAL breast cancer awareness
The below message in italics comes from a new friend. She asked that her friends share this. She is someone I met recently for something else entirely and I found out she lives with Stage 4 breast cancer. She is not … Continue reading
