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About carla

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

damn it all….lymphedema and life

Posted on August 17, 2019 by carla

Damn it all. I think I am getting to that age where stuff just happens…to you…to me…to everyone around us. I had been feeling a little sad sack about myself because well….I am back to physical therapy. My balance is … Continue reading →

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angel wings

Posted on June 7, 2019 by carla

I woke up in tears. Cancer took a very special woman yesterday. By profession she had been a hospice social worker. I do not even know where to go with this. I cried yesterday, I cried today. We met over … Continue reading →

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all clear heading into 8

Posted on May 31, 2019 by carla

I made it to year 8! Eight years breast cancer free!!! After a mountain of paperwork and a diagnostic mammogram the news is GREAT! NED is still my friend post mammogram. (NED = NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE) This year I … Continue reading →

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at almost the eight year mark, the terror train makes a stop

Posted on May 30, 2019 by carla

I know, look at the pretty peony, right? Too bad my mood doesn’t match up today. I am almost at the eight year mark post breast cancer. And right or wrong, I am scared and anxious. Saturday is June 1 … Continue reading →

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tamoxifen and other breast cancer crowd-sourcing.

Posted on May 13, 2019 by carla

I wasn’t planning on writing a post on this blog today but I think I must.  A breast cancer group I belong to had a post from someone who was crowd-sourcing opinions on Tamoxifen. Specifically, she was considering not taking … Continue reading →

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hating bras and some general bitching.

Posted on April 8, 2019 by carla

One of the things that I hate the most post breast cancer is finding freaking bras that fit. I did not have breast reconstruction surgery, so I’m lopsided. And as the years go by and the breast tissue adjusts and … Continue reading →

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things not to do with this blogger

Posted on March 18, 2019 by carla

So let’s see…apparently Juice Plus still cures cancer? WOW! (Think of all the money I could have saved on surgery and treatment, right?) I wrote a post in 2016 about someone I thought was a bit sleazy trying to prey … Continue reading →

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merry christmas eve from survivorland

Posted on December 24, 2018 by carla

Cancer free. Still. Seven and a half years. Trust me I count my blessings. I am one of the lucky ones. I have friends who live with MBC, otherwise known as Metastatic Breast Cancer. These women are my heroes, my … Continue reading →

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mohs day

Posted on October 11, 2018 by carla

Today is Mohs surgery day. I am in the waiting room while they see if they got all the squamous cell in the first attempt. Like any cancer, I just want clean margins. Last week was the large basal cell … Continue reading →

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f*ck cancer, any cancer

Posted on October 4, 2018 by carla

I started getting religion about my dermatology appointments for skin checks after I finished radiation in September, 2011. So how about the irony of a skin cancer diagnosis at the onset of Pinktober which I hate already especially because of … Continue reading →

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