Tag Archives: breast cancer
four years
Today is a big day for me. It has been four years. This time, four years ago today I was being prepped for my breast cancer surgery. I was fine when I woke up this morning, but have gotten … Continue reading
the cycle of breast cancer: there is always someone else getting diagnosed and having surgery….
Today Food Network star/show host and author Sandra Lee had her breast cancer surgery. I have to admit she has handled this with grace, style and a positive attitude and in her own words from May 14th : Controversy and … Continue reading
some days are better than others
Heavy sigh. Not having a good Monday. Yes I have made all my appointments. But here I am in yet another week starting out feeling blue and useless and tired and constantly on the verge of tears. Sleep is also … Continue reading
fight smart
Okay I’m going to say something here which will undoubtedly ruffle feathers. It has to do with tamoxifen and other breast cancer drugs, oncotype scores, and taking yourself off your meds….without discussing it with your care team. Do I … Continue reading
is ignorance bliss?
I wasn’t going to write about this or at least not right away. But now I am, because the ignorance out there is astounding. Is ignorance blisss when it comes to female cancers? I don’t think so. I am … Continue reading
good-night angel: lisa bonchek adams rest in peace
This morning I sit I tears. Lisa Bonchek Adams has died. Heaven has gained a true angel and those of us who are mere mortals have lost an amazing woman who inspired us greatly to just do better and … Continue reading
nevada’s michele fiore thinks breast cancer is a fungus?
There is dumb, there is dumber, and then there is a just a jackass. The Nevada politician who thinks the solution for rape is for “hot little girls” to carry automatic weapons (her words, truly) is at it again spreading her … Continue reading
emotional “warrior” ? or woman first?
I saw a media inquiry fly by on social media overnight: “XYZ wants to tell the first-person story of someone who’s closed the door on cancer — maybe you just don’t identify with being a “warrior” anymore. Are you sick … Continue reading
men and women and breast cancer
The photo on this post has nothing to do with the post. It was just a photo I snapped in Lancaster County, PA last spring of a solitary looking Amish farm woman. So anyway, in my breast cancer group recently … Continue reading
russian roulette with health insurance 2015
Oh Aetna, how can you terrorize me? Let me count the ways! (Do you like the healthcare dart board I designed?) So….you know I am soooooo thrilled with how well Obamacare err the Affordable Care Act is working out so … Continue reading
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