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Posted on September 12, 2012 by carla

chestercountyramblings I will admit to still being up in the clouds after yesterday’s hot air balloon ride.  It was such an amazing experience.  As a breast cancer survivor, like many others, I have a bucket list.  I had never been … Continue reading →

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when being negative is a good thing!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by carla

So….BRCA is back and I am NEGATIVE on BRCA1 and BRCA2 and the additional BART of it all! YIPPEE! Mind you I did do a little emergency room visit  yesterday…I fell down the stairs and sprained my ankle. And then another … Continue reading →

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bucket list, a reality

Posted on August 15, 2012 by carla

As I look around my living room, in my mind’s eye I still can see my old living room, albeit a little blurry now.  As I continue to settle into this new life of mine, you have to observe (or … Continue reading →

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pretty in pink

Posted on August 9, 2012 by carla

Sorry to use a pink metaphor, but think pretty in pink ladies! We are not deformed, we are beautiful, we have survived.  I feel VERY *strongly* about this. Umm hello? I am a proud owner of 1 6/8 boobs.  My … Continue reading →

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BRCA: will it be a simple matter of genetics?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by carla

Today was another kinda sorta big day.  I went to Penn Radnor to meet with a genetics counselor. Yes, the BRCA gene test. I not only met with  Beth the program coordinator for the Cancer Risk Evaluation Program, I met … Continue reading →

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ebb and flow

Posted on July 11, 2012 by carla

Life is indeed ebb and flow.  When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, you really go ebb and flow.  After you are through it and into survivor category in a sense it is still ebb and flow because you are … Continue reading →

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boob alert: another bogus breast cancer charity – breast cancer prevention fund

Posted on July 7, 2012 by carla

Here it is the hottest day in recent memory, and I am flashing up a storm anyway today, so hot feels extra hot to me. Yes, it is 100 degrees down from I don’t want to think about it, and … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 4, 2012 by carla

Dear readers and fellow survivors, you all know my bucket list life item post-breast cancer as far as my writing goes. I am cross-posting so you can see my first byline in The Philadelphia Inquirer. I feel like I won … Continue reading →

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politics of the penis: don’t vote for boobs like chris collins

Posted on July 4, 2012 by carla

You know, I was wondering what I was going to write about on this blog as I hadn’t updated recently. And I have found my topic – not politics of the uterus, but politics of the penis. But first, a … Continue reading →

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the forgiveness project

Posted on June 18, 2012 by carla

When I was going through breast cancer, the early stages, my friend Barb gave me this wonderful book called The Forgiveness Project. And when you are a woman whose life has been touched with breast cancer, you learn to forgive. … Continue reading →

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