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celebrating life
2011 continues to do the December count down, and with all its craziness, there have been many happy events. This weekend was no exception. Yesterday evening one of my Karens got married in Mt. Joy, PA. Surrounded by friends, in … Continue reading
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christmas wish…
I was pondering something today ….and it’s simple. I have been so blessed by the gifts of love bestowed upon me by my friends and family in 2011 and because of these gifts I got through a bout of breast … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, breast cancer survivor, Christmas wish, december, Driving Miss Daisy, life
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holiday season fun: selective media coverage of breast cancer
Deep breath. I am at bit peeved at this moment in time and it ain’t a Tamoxifen induced mood swing. I turned on the Today Show and they had Giuliana Rancic who is an E! News correspondent and a reality TV show star on … Continue reading
…time for a little spirit of the season, perhaps?
It is the season of magic and miracles, so here’s a little visual seasonal cheer to get you all into the Christmas Spirit. Believing in a little magic of the season is a good thing….and it’s the magic of ordinary … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, christmas, december, holiday season, life, love, magic, Magic of Ordinary Days
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not so tongue in cheek being thankful
Dear All, As Thanksgiving approaches I am truly grateful to all the wonderful people in my life. Not just my friends, family (which includes my sweet and oh so amazing man), but I am thankful and grateful to all of you … Continue reading
being thankful
I can’t believe it is almost Thanksgiving. Life has been such a whirl that the calendar got away from me. There are so many things I am thankful for, and tops of the list is being breast cancer free. I … Continue reading
the season of giving
Today I got a sweet note from my friend Stevie B. Yesterday 13 years ago, I introduced her to her husband at another friend’s wedding rehersal dinner. She made me get all schmoopy when she wrote: ….directly and indirectly you … Continue reading
what to write,what to write….
Today was a relatively calm day with no hot flashes. (yay!) Today is also election day, so did you all vote out there??? I did. So….I was asked to write another piece on breast cancer and my experience. For my … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer survivor, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, life, The Crescent
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aftershocks
This weekend I spoke to a cousin of my father’s I had not spoken to in a long time. My second cousin. We used to see each other a lot as for a decade we were literally in the same … Continue reading
random thoughts on a november evening….
Today’s post is part random stream of consciousness and part a cross-post of a fellow breast cancer blogger. It is food for thought indeed as a survivor and like her, I keep hearing annoying new buzz phrases now like “new normal“. … Continue reading
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