Tag Archives: life

the two year mark…all systems GO!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by carla

Well now that the oncologist and surgeon follow-ups are complete I can stand on my tippy toes and fist pump the air in joy. It is officially very official. Two years. Breast cancer free. What a long strange trip it’s been. … Continue reading →

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signs

Posted on May 14, 2013 by carla

Today is my birthday.  My sweet man’s too. Today has been a morning full of signs thus far. By now my new friend Melinda should hopefully be through her breast cancer surgery. In the supermarket this morning the man behind … Continue reading →

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life and time march on

Posted on April 23, 2013 by carla

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. – C. S. Lewis In exactly one week it will be two years since I began this blog about breast cancer – as in my … Continue reading →

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playing doctor with tamoxifen

Posted on March 5, 2013 by carla

April 28th marks two years since my diagnosis. June 1st marks my second cancerversary of my surgery and subsequent treatment.  This upcoming  October 28th marks two years on Tamoxifen. Let me be honest about Tamoxifen once again.  I don’t like it.   I … Continue reading →

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the continuing cycle of life

Posted on November 6, 2012 by carla

I woke up this morning thinking about my sweet man and how lucky a gal I am.  As many know, the tamoxifen has robbed me of my ability to sleep through the night most nights.  But when I awake, I … Continue reading →

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catching up

Posted on September 28, 2012 by carla

Hi there.  It has been a while since I really did an update. So I thought I would drink my morning cup of coffee and get to.  Mind you, I will get to in a minute after my morning hot flash (hot … Continue reading →

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bucket list, a reality

Posted on August 15, 2012 by carla

As I look around my living room, in my mind’s eye I still can see my old living room, albeit a little blurry now.  As I continue to settle into this new life of mine, you have to observe (or … Continue reading →

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ebb and flow

Posted on July 11, 2012 by carla

Life is indeed ebb and flow.  When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, you really go ebb and flow.  After you are through it and into survivor category in a sense it is still ebb and flow because you are … Continue reading →

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the forgiveness project

Posted on June 18, 2012 by carla

When I was going through breast cancer, the early stages, my friend Barb gave me this wonderful book called The Forgiveness Project. And when you are a woman whose life has been touched with breast cancer, you learn to forgive. … Continue reading →

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letting go

Posted on June 9, 2012 by carla

Since my diagnosis for breast cancer, and subsequent surgery and treatment, I have learned how to an extent your life becomes an exercise in letting go. That dawned on me the other day. Part of it comes with the acceptance that … Continue reading →

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