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About carla

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

nominate this blog for a blue ribbon blogger award with country living magazine

Yes…I feel like entering a blog contest. Want to help your favorite neighborhood blogger? Then follow this link : https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/blog-nominator2012 ….and if you see the worthiness, please consider entering  ihavebreastcancerblog   in Country Living Magazine’s 2012 Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards! Winners … Continue reading

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Thoughts From The Pink Underbelly (in the last six months)

Originally posted on The Pink Underbelly:
Never one to resist a challenge, I happily undertook Jelebelle’s blog prompt this week, which was inspired by Renn’s blog prompt last week. Jelebelle took Renn’s idea and ran with it, challenging us to “post…

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transitions

It is hard to believe that in just a handful of days it will be June 1st and I will be a year out cancer free.  I am looking forward to that first official cancerversary. Life continues to transition and already since … Continue reading

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chestercountyramblings What many of my faithful readers of chestercountyramblings may not know is the crazy road that led me here.  This time last year, I was awaiting my surgery to remove a lump – yes, I had that thing all women … Continue reading

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life keeps on trucking

This weekend we went to my sweet man’s high school reunion – we are the same age, a year apart. I saw many people I had really enjoyed in high school from his class and couldn’t help but do a … Continue reading

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some men are a wee bit clueless: tales of academia vs. cancer continue

So…unless you have been living under a rock, you know what is irking my Tamoxifen-laden brain this week is the whole deal with the woman named Elizabeth Furey with a rare form of  Hodgkin’s who wanted to walk with her … Continue reading

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saving face: chestnut hill college changes mind on cancer patient

3:08 P.M. UPDATE: In a message dated 5/4/2012 3:04:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cvale@chc.edu writes: Dear Carla, Thank you for getting back to me.  I wish I could say something that would help you understand the position we have taken.  … Continue reading

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shame on chestnut hill college – no compassion for cancer patient

File under God don’t like ugly: Posted: Thu, May. 3, 2012, 3:00 AM  College rigid on cancer patient’s request Ronnie Polaneczky, Daily News Columnist Philadelphia Daily News Maybe not enough administrators at Chestnut Hill College know what it’s like to … Continue reading

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vote now! (check out my photos in the DVRPC photo contest!)

vote now! (check out my photos in the DVRPC photo contest!).

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breast cancer survivors foundation outed by kane in your korner

It started last October when I grew tired of the unwanted solicitation calls from Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation.  I wrote about them on this blog and submitted a FOIA request to the State of New Jersey and did some research. My … Continue reading

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