Tag Archives: breast cancer

the two year mark…all systems GO!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by carla

Well now that the oncologist and surgeon follow-ups are complete I can stand on my tippy toes and fist pump the air in joy. It is officially very official. Two years. Breast cancer free. What a long strange trip it’s been. … Continue reading →

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more on tamoxifen

Posted on May 17, 2013 by carla

I don’t like taking Tamoxifen but I do. Why? The alternative is unacceptable to me. Anyway, I was interviewed recently for an article for Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s newsletter and I will embed it here so people can read it … Continue reading →

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signs

Posted on May 14, 2013 by carla

Today is my birthday.  My sweet man’s too. Today has been a morning full of signs thus far. By now my new friend Melinda should hopefully be through her breast cancer surgery. In the supermarket this morning the man behind … Continue reading →

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cancer and the job front

Posted on May 6, 2013 by carla

A report on KYW News Radio 1060 today made my ears perk up when I heard it.  It was about cancer related complaints having doubled with the EEOC  (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)  in the last decade. Here is the text of what … Continue reading →

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life and time march on

Posted on April 23, 2013 by carla

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis In exactly one week it will be two years since I began this blog about breast cancer – as in my … Continue reading →

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something fabulous: being part new breast cancer survivor book

Posted on March 19, 2013 by carla

A long while ago my friend (and amazing writer) Nicki Boscia Durlester told me she was writing another book.  Only this one would be different.  It would not just be her journey through breast cancer, it would be the stories of … Continue reading →

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playing doctor with tamoxifen

Posted on March 5, 2013 by carla

April 28th marks two years since my diagnosis. June 1st marks my second cancerversary of my surgery and subsequent treatment.  This upcoming  October 28th marks two years on Tamoxifen. Let me be honest about Tamoxifen once again.  I don’t like it.   I … Continue reading →

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guilty until proven innocent: the joys of dealing with hospital billing clerks

Posted on February 12, 2013 by carla

I have not been pissed off like this in a while.  But boy am I angry right now.  Yesterday I received a bill from my oncology office for my December visit.  Only one problem, I paid on the date of … Continue reading →

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the cycle of breast cancer

Posted on January 30, 2013 by carla

Once you have been graced by the cold fingers of breast cancer you learn to recognize fellow survivors.  I find it quite odd, almost like a 6th sense I did not sign up for.  I have met two more survivors … Continue reading →

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paying it forward for my friend jim mccaffrey

Posted on January 26, 2013 by carla

As a breast cancer survivor I am acutely aware of what diseases cost. Financially and emotionally.  So if you can pay it forward for a friend, you do.  So I am. My friend Jim McCaffrey has been diagnosed with MDS or … Continue reading →

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