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Tag Archives: life after breast cancer
the “pinktober” lament: breast cancer isn’t pink and fluffy
#PinkPower ? #PinkTober ? #IfightTODAY ? Damn. It’s October 1st. Freaking #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth is here again in all it’s glorious hues of Pepto Bismol pinkness. I hate it. I hate the month of October now. Every time you turn on the … Continue reading
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the club no woman wishes on anyone.
Breast Cancer is a club you wish on no woman. Just heard of someone else who said they have received such a diagnosis. Every time I hear of someone else having it I am instantly transported back 8 years. Every. … Continue reading
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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hating bras and some general bitching.
One of the things that I hate the most post breast cancer is finding freaking bras that fit. I did not have breast reconstruction surgery, so I’m lopsided. And as the years go by and the breast tissue adjusts and … Continue reading
survivors have a responsibility to pay it forward
I am 7 years and 1 month breast cancer free. I would not have gotten here without the occasional support of other survivors before me.This is, after all, a journey like no other. And not a journey I would wish … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, life, life after breast cancer
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the waiting is the hardest part
Here I sit waiting for my oncologist. Six years have passed and the waiting is still the hardest part. This is the first post I have ever done from the oncologist’s office. I hear the footsteps to and fro outside … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, life after breast cancer, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, love, tamoxifen
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flowing stream of consciousness, or doing the emotional laundry
….it’s important to think about are any changes you are planning to make to your figure before then. So what is that about? A dress fitting. Alteration, truthfully. I have never been able to truly buy dresses, especially formal … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional laundry, life after breast cancer, new reality
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five years
Tomorrow is a very emotionally loaded day for me. And it’s not because my high school reunion weekend is starting again , it’s because it was five years ago tomorrow I received my breast cancer diagnosis from Dr. Dahlia Sataloff … Continue reading
moving forward….forging ahead….
Yes, I turned these white pumpkins pink. No, I didn’t paint them, just messed with filters in my photo editing program. So my time as a push me pull you of breast cancer , health insurance, and medicine seems … Continue reading
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Tagged aromatase inhibitors, breast cancer, health insurance, life, life after breast cancer, tamoxifen, tests
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along came a message on a rainy day
Along came a message to this blog that I opened this morning. The message said: Hi! I was just diagnosed a couple weeks ago (am age 34), and have found your blog super helpful (especially the post on how to … Continue reading
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