Tag Archives: breast cancer awareness month

this made me cry.

Posted on October 14, 2011 by carla

This is an editorial from October 2010. I stumbled upon it after finishing another editorial about Living Beyond Breast Cancer. It is written by a woman named Hannah Campbell – her husband has male breast cancer. This is a beautiful and … Continue reading →

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one month

Posted on October 13, 2011 by carla

One month ago today I finished radiation. On November 1st, it will be what? Five months since we did out, out damn lump? How time flies. And once my doctors finish conferring (and who knows how the Blackberry outages are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, Five, Martina McBride, on the rise, one month, Rascal Flatts | Leave a comment

milestones

Posted on October 11, 2011 by carla

Today in a sense I said good-bye to my radiation oncologist Marisa Weiss . Today was our last scheduled appointment as part of my breast cancer treatment. I am a little verklempt after the fact. She will always be but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, Driving Miss Daisy, prostate cancer, susan g. komen, wheat thins | 1 Comment

children of the corn

Posted on October 10, 2011 by carla

Yesterday I decided to rejoin the land of the living. I am still tired – which is unbelievable to me. I am still congested and still have no voice (some consider that a blessing LOL) but we went to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, chester county, fall, farm, life, Stratton Wynnorr Farm, Westtown PA | Leave a comment

color challenged

Posted on October 8, 2011 by carla

Greetings from the land of foggy brained. Believe it or not I am still tired and this virus/cold thing is leaving my body on I don’t know whose time schedule, certainly not mine. And yes, patience is a virtue I … Continue reading →

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breast cancer vs. amtrak

Posted on October 6, 2011 by carla

WARNING: The community activist in me may be cutting loose with this post because I still feel crappy, am pissed and am exhausted….exhausted in part thanks to AMTRAK. While they are running around kissing corporate ass in America and pretending … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AMTRAK, breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, Empire State Building, life, Martina McBride, Molly Rongwald, pink together and then I barf, septa | 2 Comments

talking to house plants

Posted on October 4, 2011 by carla

O.k. it’s official. I don’t do sick well. My fever has receded from 101 to 100 and my chest is still croupy but not nearly as pressuretasticly awful as yesterday. Yes, kid sick and almost talking to house plants. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, Pink and Pearls, playboy enterprises, susan g. komen, think pink | 1 Comment

we must maintain our sense of humor….

Posted on October 2, 2011 by carla

So went to the medical oncologist at the end of last week for the Great Tamoxifen Chat. Went over all the side effects, worked our way to hot flashes and then came the “ummm”. You see, my medical oncologist is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, life, Living Beyond Breast Cancer | 3 Comments

no, I have not experienced “breast canceropoly”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by carla

I feel the need to cross-post a comment and expand into a post of my own. This is in response to another blogger on the Living Beyond Breast Cancer blog. The post is titled The Competitive Sport of “Breast Canceropoly”By livingbeyondbc This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer awareness month, breast canceropoly, Driving Miss Daisy, life, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Magic of Ordinary Days, paying it forward, positive, tamoxifen | Leave a comment

greetings sports fans

Posted on September 27, 2011 by carla

Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged breast cancer awareness month, breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, Chief Tecumseh, happiness, life, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, october 2011, Shawnee Indian Chief, susan g. komen, tamoxifen | 2 Comments