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Tag Archives: breast cancer
4 down, 31 to go !
No, I will not be ordering seared breast of anything soon. I am done another round and another week dealing with breast cancer bullshit has come to a close. However, getting to rads today was like playing bumper cars in real-time. On … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, breast health, humor, life, radiation
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3 down, 32 to go
Yes….another one down and I am going back to bed. Today I am very tired. My other Barb friend (Southern Barb from high school) has written me a jingle for radiation – sing to the tune of that old family … Continue reading
2 down, 33 to go
Number 2 down. Today the hospital temperature was kooky in the breast radiation section – the heat was on in some spots…and ummm if they want us to avoid extremes in temperature maybe they need to tweak that thermostat. My … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, radiation, survivor, www.breastcancer.org
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1 down 34 to go…
….yep first radiation treatment is now history. I have some additional tattoos and some neat stickers near my boob that have “x” on them…. so now I am signing off and making my sweet man dinner. over and out.
blogging for a cure/is it good luck when…
Is it good luck when your dog poops in your shoe? One of mine did that to me this morning. I am thinking there is a cosmic raison d’être on this since some of you may recall a bird … Continue reading
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Tagged blog for a cure, breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, Hoda Kotb, hope, Kathie Lee Gifford, radiation, Today Show
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the next part of the journey is about to begin
I would be lying if I did not admit I was still anxious about radiation. I am and I can only find one of the three tattoos so I wonder if the ink did not take or something. But as … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, breast health, life, sheryl crow, soy, takingcareofyourgirls.com
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mammogram musical chairs
Ok so when was it? A year or two ago when “experts” recommended that we NOT have mammograms routinely between 40 and 49 and only biennial screening 50- 74? May I once again say that if I or my doctors had … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, CNN, do it for the girls, life, mammograms, MSNBC, New York Daily News, politics, take care of the girls, Tumeric
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living well is the best revenge…think pink, live green
Well first I start today’s post with something by http://www.breastcancer.org ‘s founder Dr. Marisa Weiss called Think Pink, Live Green – it sure has made me think. Seriously, even if you have never had breast cancer and don’t feel you are at … Continue reading
let the games begin
Today was incredibly long, and my friend Teri wants everyone to know she was early. It’s a running joke, but usually I am the early one and she is not. Linda and Teri came to keep me company today and … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breathe, cranky, life, money, radiation
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when it comes to breast cancer, who is a survivor?
So I saw this status posted on The Breast Cancer Site on Facebook about putting something on individual pages to honor the memories of women who have died from breast cancer. Right or wrong, this kind of irked me because … Continue reading
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