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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
breast cancer awareness month 2023 for me means skin cancer surgeries
Hello readers. It’s been a while. I was chugging along, living my life enjoying not having medical bills for once, and then life happened. A visit with the dermatologist a few short weeks ago found more skin cancer. I think … Continue reading
it’s official… all clear
As you know this year, I had my oncology appointment before the official mammogram. And the reason that is my health insurance won’t move my appointment up if it’s not the official one year since the last mammogram. Because God … Continue reading
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12 years.
12 years ago today I think I was at this literal time getting ready to be put in post op after breast cancer surgery or already there. I still remember the pearls and leopard patten leather clogs that my surgeon … Continue reading
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12 years ago this blog began…
12 years ago, I started this blog. 12 years and two 2 days ago, I received a diagnosis of invasive lobular breast cancer. So it’s been 12 years one breast cancer, surgery, one full hysterectomy, two knee surgeries, a handful … Continue reading
hello 2023: social media and cancer
I posted the following on someone’s cancer timeline about those voluminous and far too frequent Facebook posts about people with cancer: “Hi – I read the post all the way through. I am an 11 year + survivor of one, … Continue reading
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oh christ it is october, think before you pink.
Consider this your annual PSA that I have been providing for 11 years now. Buying pink crap helps the bottom line of corporate America, not so much breast cancer patients, survivors, and victims. Every year as soon as October 1st … Continue reading
it’s official: 11 years clear
Well it’s a little late but it’s official: all clear on the mammogram. I have to say once again that I really like the radiology technicians who operate the mammography equipment at Penn Medicine. My tech today was simply awesome. … Continue reading
standard of care.
This is a more generalized healthcare post, as opposed to being specifically about breast cancer. Now is the time of year that I have my seemingly endless rounds of doctor’s appointments. This week alone will be hundreds of dollars in … Continue reading
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