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life goes on

Well, here we are in 2024. As I have said, every year repeatedly, what a long, strange trip it has been. But I’m still here to tell the tale. My mammogram will be sometime in June, and other than that … Continue reading

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breast cancer awareness month 2023 for me means skin cancer surgeries

Hello readers. It’s been a while. I was chugging along, living my life enjoying not having medical bills for once, and then life happened. A visit with the dermatologist a few short weeks ago found more skin cancer. I think … Continue reading

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it’s official… all clear

As you know this year, I had my oncology appointment before the official mammogram. And the reason that is my health insurance won’t move my appointment up if it’s not the official one year since the last mammogram. Because God … Continue reading

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12 years.

12 years ago today I think I was at this literal time getting ready to be put in post op after breast cancer surgery or already there. I still remember the pearls and leopard patten leather clogs that my surgeon … Continue reading

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12 years ago this blog began…

12 years ago, I started this blog. 12 years and two 2 days ago, I received a diagnosis of invasive lobular breast cancer. So it’s been 12 years one breast cancer, surgery, one full hysterectomy, two knee surgeries, a handful … Continue reading

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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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standard of care.

This is a more generalized healthcare post, as opposed to being specifically about breast cancer. Now is the time of year that I have my seemingly endless rounds of doctor’s appointments. This week alone will be hundreds of dollars in … Continue reading

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11 years plus a day

Yesterday I kept waiting for someone to remember. Actually no one did. But like most survivors of breast cancer, I remembered. Yesterday was 11 years. 11 years ago today I was recovering from a successful surgery. In honor of my … Continue reading

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almost 11 years

In a couple of days it is quite remarkably, 11 years since my breast cancer surgery. The date was June 1, 2011. So much has changed in my world since then, and cancer aside, all for the better. as I … Continue reading

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it’s about the lymphedema

Yep. Lymphedema. That’s my leg in the photo at the bottom of this post. And I tinted everything pink, I don’t actually have bad circulation 🤣 But lymphedema isn’t pretty, and tinting it pink just amused me. Probably because everyone … Continue reading

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