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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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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, facebook, friends, ihavebreastcancerblog, life, life after breast cancer, women
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christmas thoughts: year ten draws to a close
Ten long but pretty darn good post breast cancer years is drawing to a close. It somehow seems inconceivable for 10 years have gone by so quickly, and then I have been so lucky. And I have been. Friday was … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, breastcancer.org, christmas, friends, love
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thinking of you
Thinking of you. You know who you are. The surgery should be over by now. I respect your boundaries and your quiet way of being. But I am still thinking of you. I know you read my blogs, so I … Continue reading
ten years.
Ten years ago right now I was being prepped for surgery. I woke up that morning not sure truly about how I felt. If I’m honest with myself, brutally honest ten years later, part of me was terrified. But the … Continue reading
damn it all….lymphedema and life
Damn it all. I think I am getting to that age where stuff just happens…to you…to me…to everyone around us. I had been feeling a little sad sack about myself because well….I am back to physical therapy. My balance is … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, friends, life, love, lymphedema, radiation, tamoxifen
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at almost the eight year mark, the terror train makes a stop
I know, look at the pretty peony, right? Too bad my mood doesn’t match up today. I am almost at the eight year mark post breast cancer. And right or wrong, I am scared and anxious. Saturday is June 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond The Pink Moon, breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, friends, hysterectomy, life, life after breast cancer, love, radiation, tamoxifen
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fears and ridiculousness
My last post was actually an essay by my friend Gwen Moran who is a writer and a damn fine one. In it she delves into some pretty personal feelings on her life after breast cancer. How she feels, and … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer alumnae, breast cancer survivor, family, friends, life
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my awesome friends
So now I know I was on the right track with my earlier post which has incidentally proven to be shall we say slightly locally controversial…I have yet to understand why my opinions can be like lightning rods. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, christmas, flowers, friends, life, love, new year's
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19 down, 16 to go…need a nap, have earned a nap
Today my escort was a friend I don’t get to see very often, Pat. So I had a lot of fun and completed yet another week of radiation treatment. Still lobster-like and finding myself in need of a nap. My … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, friends, life, nap, sophie b hawkins, www.breastcancer.org
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friday….and someone who inspires me
Another week is drawing to a close my friends and I am still smiling. I want to thank all of you for your love and support this week. Last evening, after work, my friend Michelle stopped by so we could … Continue reading
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