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made for t.v. moment
I am going off topic. Yes, I know that doesn’t happen very often. Well, sometimes it does. So here we go: As you all know, like many other female survivors of breast cancer I have had to recently have a … Continue reading
for family
This post will be brief. I am still recovering from my surgery and I am tired and sore and not quite me yet. This post is for families of women who have just received a breast cancer diagnosis. I have … Continue reading
health news stalkers
To block or not to block? Before my surgery this past Thursday I was left a voicemail message by an older woman who knows my mother. It was left on my cell phone the day before my mother had surgery … Continue reading
in patient
This morning I woke up with a city view at Pennsylvania Hospital. I am home now, but it was a long 23 hours. I had a full hysterectomy. Everything was taken out along with some apparently sizable cysts and fibroids. … Continue reading
little life complications
Life just got a little more complicated. And I will admit I am struggling a little, which is why I am writing about it. I don’t know how else to process. My mother, who is normally like her own force … Continue reading
spay day is coming
(painting by Philadelphia artist Geri Mack and use of image is courtesy of the artist. ) Yes I know I am being flippant about my upcoming surgery, but face it they are indeed spaying me. When I last wrote on … Continue reading
here we go…
So like many breast cancer survivors, my medical team has decided that I should have a full hysterectomy. In my case, having dealt with gynecological issues like ovarian cysts and fibroids since I was a teenager, I will admit it … Continue reading
stop the presses
A friend who is a writer and breast cancer survivor has been talking this morning about something I had not heard about, but now I have and I am appalled. Two writers, one from the New York Times and one from … Continue reading
never go to the oncologist on friday the 13th
(The beautiful Christmas tree is one of the ones at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia.) New Rule: Never go to the oncologist on Friday the 13th of anything ever again. No, breast cancer has not returned to pollute my body … Continue reading
melinda
This is just a portrait. It is of my friend Melinda who just finished her treatment a couple of weeks ago. I think she looks fabulous. A long time ago I spoke about breast cancer art. Not just the work … Continue reading
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