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a breast cancer survivor in a covid19 world
I bet you didn’t know you could get COVID-19 face masks in breast cancer appropriate patterns, right? And no, nothing gets token donated to legitimate breast cancer charities. Welcome to my breast cancer blog flowing stream of random consciousness. My … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, coronavirus, covid19, life
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self-serving oncologist or miracle worker?
I don’t think I have EVER been negative about an oncologist. But this one I saw on TV recently in an NBC10 Philadelphia news segment just doesn’t sit right with me. All this it goes back to when I was … Continue reading
and the beat goes on
It’s 2020. It’s one month tomorrow since I had knee surgery on my left knee. The healing is happening but it feels slow. Part of the problem is my left side is where sentinel node was removed when I had … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, life after breast cancer, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, love
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stressed out in oncology
Today is oncology appointment day. While waiting to see my oncologist a woman comes in. Doesn’t have an appointment but should have an appointment demanding to see her oncologist. Her oncologist is my oncologist. This woman made a 25 minute … Continue reading
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Tagged angry patients, breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, life
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pay it forward
Let us begin with the never ending adventure of becoming middle-aged. Yours truly has popped the meniscus in her left knee. But last night I braced up my leg iced it all day and hobbled on a cane to my … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, cancer know it alls, life, unite for her
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no, wouldn’t wish breast cancer on anyone
This is probably going to be a strange and meandering post. First of all, please, please, please do NOT send me any breast cancer awareness month anything. I think Pinktober is bullsheit and I keep saying it…and yet…I get … Continue reading
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Tagged #PayItForward, #thinkbeforeyoupink, breast cancer, frenemies, life, random thoughts
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can you make an actual difference this #pinktober ?
Philadelphia Inquirer: Homeless and cancer-ridden, woman fights to stay alive in Chester County by Alfred Lubrano, Updated: October 7, 2019 The breast cancer has spread, colonizing Maureen Wall’s body with soulless precision. It’s bred havoc and poverty in the lives of … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, homelessness, life, Maureen and Don Wall
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the “pinktober” lament: breast cancer isn’t pink and fluffy
#PinkPower ? #PinkTober ? #IfightTODAY ? Damn. It’s October 1st. Freaking #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth is here again in all it’s glorious hues of Pepto Bismol pinkness. I hate it. I hate the month of October now. Every time you turn on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #IfightTODAY, breast cancer, life, life after breast cancer, Pinktober
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the club no woman wishes on anyone.
Breast Cancer is a club you wish on no woman. Just heard of someone else who said they have received such a diagnosis. Every time I hear of someone else having it I am instantly transported back 8 years. Every. … Continue reading
but for the grace of god go any of us
This is a community member. This could be anyone, and it’s legitimate. This is NOT someone who is faking anything and with all she has faced so bravely I don’t know how she does it. She’s a real woman and … Continue reading
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