Author Archives: carla
cancer and the job front
A report on KYW News Radio 1060 today made my ears perk up when I heard it. It was about cancer related complaints having doubled with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) in the last decade. Here is the text of what … Continue reading
life and time march on
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis In exactly one week it will be two years since I began this blog about breast cancer – as in my … Continue reading
playing doctor with tamoxifen
April 28th marks two years since my diagnosis. June 1st marks my second cancerversary of my surgery and subsequent treatment. This upcoming October 28th marks two years on Tamoxifen. Let me be honest about Tamoxifen once again. I don’t like it. I … Continue reading
Lopsided and damn proud of it. chestercountyramblings “The Scoop on Breasts”? REALLY? Sorry, this is one of those things that drives me batty: the fact that so many people seem to feel that the only way a woman is sexy … Continue reading
guilty until proven innocent: the joys of dealing with hospital billing clerks
I have not been pissed off like this in a while. But boy am I angry right now. Yesterday I received a bill from my oncology office for my December visit. Only one problem, I paid on the date of … Continue reading
the cycle of breast cancer
Once you have been graced by the cold fingers of breast cancer you learn to recognize fellow survivors. I find it quite odd, almost like a 6th sense I did not sign up for. I have met two more survivors … Continue reading
the twitter snit
This post has nothing to do with cancer or breast cancer. So if that is what you are expecting this evening, turn away from your computer screens now. So how many people watch Downton Abbey? Do you love it? I … Continue reading
paying it forward for my friend jim mccaffrey
As a breast cancer survivor I am acutely aware of what diseases cost. Financially and emotionally. So if you can pay it forward for a friend, you do. So I am. My friend Jim McCaffrey has been diagnosed with MDS or … Continue reading
chestercountyramblings Loss is indeed a four letter word. I have cried so much today my eyes hurt and are but swollen slits in my face. I am feeling my grief so much right now it is palpable, raw, and in … Continue reading
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