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change

Life is about change and how you adapt.  Humans are creatures of habit by nature, or I know I am.  I will tell you what, one thing you learn about life after having breast cancer is to go outside your … Continue reading

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breast cancer research society: nothing like a rude breast cancer charity phone solicitor

I am on every do not call list known to man and God.  I have an unlisted phone number. Obnoxious charitable giving phone calls irk me the most.  Especially having to do with breast cancer.  The last time one annoyed … Continue reading

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don’t play with me

The gall!  I received a phone call a few minutes ago.  From the collection arm of my hospital system over a bill related to my breast cancer treatment. A bill I already paid.    And oh yes, the amount they called … Continue reading

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flashing and moving on….

So, a brief post to say (again) that  the hot flashes SUCK.  Yes, suck.  They seem to happen to me mostly at night.  And when they occur in the middle of the night, they wake me up. I hate feeling … Continue reading

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the waiting game…

Yes, I know, I know, life to an extent is about waiting.  And the waiting game is especially not fun when you have to work through phone trees to get a live person to schedule your follow-up medical appointments.  Such … Continue reading

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welcome to 2012

On January 1st it was 7 months since my lumpectomy a/k/a partial mastectomy.  The hot flashes kick my ass late at night sometimes, and I have to say Tamoxifen is also messing with my moods.  I don’t like the messing … Continue reading

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my awesome friends

So now I know I was on the right track with my earlier post which has incidentally proven to be shall we say  slightly locally controversial…I have yet to understand why my opinions can be like lightning rods.  I am … Continue reading

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even the grinch would find this driveltastically rude…..

A post that has nothing to do with breast cancer. It’s just when I find something that is on a “news” site the day after Christmas that I can’t decide if the author was raised in a barn or is just … Continue reading

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ghosts of christmas past….

Today a year ago, my sister became a widow, when my awesome brother-in-law died after a  3 week bout with peritoneal mesothelioma.  Needless to say I was thinking about him today. My brother-in-law was  loving and kind.  He had an … Continue reading

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the cookie chronicles

Did I mention I like to bake? So I told you guys about this awesome baking blog I discovered called “Baking Bites”, right?  Well between that and Betty Crocker and AllRecipes.com , I found my cookie inspiration and truly regained my baking … Continue reading

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