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About carla

Writer, blogger, photographer, breast cancer survivor. I write about whatever strikes my fancy as I meander through life.

catching up

Hi there.  It has been a while since I really did an update. So I thought I would drink my morning cup of coffee and get to.  Mind you, I will get to in a minute after my morning hot flash (hot … Continue reading

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chestercountyramblings I have this amazing friend named Michelle (she is the blonde on the right in the photo contained within this post – the brunette on the left is my friend Sherry).  She is one of my heroes.  She lives … Continue reading

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life’s little bucket lists

No, sky-diving I will never try.  But I had wanted to ride in a hot-air balloon.  And I did so the other day. (Click here for a little video of the take off). My friends Teri and Barry DiLibero, who … Continue reading

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chestercountyramblings I will admit to still being up in the clouds after yesterday’s hot air balloon ride.  It was such an amazing experience.  As a breast cancer survivor, like many others, I have a bucket list.  I had never been … Continue reading

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when being negative is a good thing!

So….BRCA is back and I am NEGATIVE on BRCA1 and BRCA2 and the additional BART of it all! YIPPEE! Mind you I did do a little emergency room visit  yesterday…I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle. And then another … Continue reading

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bucket list, a reality

As I look around my living room, in my mind’s eye I still can see my old living room, albeit a little blurry now.  As I continue to settle into this new life of mine, you have to observe (or … Continue reading

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pretty in pink

Sorry to use a pink metaphor, but think pretty in pink ladies! We are not deformed, we are beautiful, we have survived.  I feel VERY *strongly* about this. Umm hello? I am a proud owner of 1 6/8 boobs.  My … Continue reading

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BRCA: will it be a simple matter of genetics?

Today was another kinda sorta big day.  I went to Penn Radnor to meet with a genetics counselor. Yes, the BRCA gene test. I not only met with  Beth the program coordinator for the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program, I met … Continue reading

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ebb and flow

Life is indeed ebb and flow.  When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, you really go ebb and flow.  After you are through it and into survivor category in a sense it is still ebb and flow because you are … Continue reading

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boob alert: another bogus breast cancer charity – breast cancer prevention fund

Here it is the hottest day in recent memory, and I am flashing up a storm anyway today, so hot feels extra hot to me. Yes, it is 100 degrees down from I don’t want to think about it, and … Continue reading

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