Category Archives: breast cancer
compassion about cancer. it’s lacking in the u.s.a.
I unfriended someone on Facebook the other day, an older man as a matter of fact, for his obnoxious commentary about the former president’s prostate cancer diagnosis. My late father eventually died of prostate cancer that metastasized elsewhere after initially … Continue reading
sometimes you read something and say “this.”
A friend of mine writes on sub stack. She used to be an oncology nurse. She’s also an artist so she shared this post from a fellow artist and it so resonated with me. 💄 Spin My 100th post discusses … Continue reading
it’s 2025…here’s a reminder or two.
Hello there all. Happy 2025. I am still alive and kicking. I saw someone in a neighbor group on social media post about their mother’s friend having an upcoming breast cancer surgery and what should they do and so on. … Continue reading
it’s pinktober so why not body shame a breast cancer survivor, right? ummm, not so fast.
Like clockwork, if you are a woman with a voice who happens to be a breast cancer survivor, and who also brushed past ovarian cancer barely (thank you full hysterectomy in 2014 to remove septating cysts and more that initially … Continue reading
pinktober 2024: ford is doing something great
I hate Pinktober. This is year 13 saying that. But I am going to share something a company is doing that is really good and really helpful. Thank you Ford Motor Company. It’s called a support belt. Ever since my … Continue reading
ibx denies breast cancer survivor genetic testing
Independence Blue Cross has denied my genetic testing related to breast, cancer and other cancers. I am a breast cancer survivor currently in remission, and I have had several bouts of skin cancer. I also had a full hysterectomy a … Continue reading
lucky 13.
I still have to get through my mammogram in a few weeks, but today I saw my oncologist at Penn Medicine, Dr. Hartner. It’s our 13th year anniversary together as patient and oncologist. Tomorrow, June 1 is my official cancerversary. … Continue reading
breast cancer screening needs to be EVERY YEAR and start earlier.
A lot of times I tune things on the Today Show out. And that’s primarily because this has gone from being a very good morning news show with good news segments, to a lot of softball and marshmallow fluff. But … Continue reading
skin cancer encore and life moves on…
Well, here we are. Another Mohs surgery is in my future as skin cancer showed up again. Ironically it’s underneath where I had a skin graft after a Mohs surgery a few years ago now. My post skin cancer reconstruction … Continue reading
the reality is sometimes harder than the concept.
When I started my breast cancer journey more than 12 years ago, I had to get through a lot. Everyone who has breast cancer has to get through a lot. Breast cancer is just a lot. Actually, any cancer is … Continue reading
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