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tamoxifen girl: life marches on
As I was sitting here finishing up my entry into the 2012 Note & Words Essay Contest and the phone rang. It’s one of my gals, and not with happy news. Added bonus? Both bits of unhappiness have to do … Continue reading
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a new journey begins
Having breast cancer changes you. Forever. Irrevocably. Once you have had it once, you don’t want it again, but the reality is if you don’t take care of yourself, you put yourself at increased risk for recurrence. I had made … Continue reading
human nature and in memoriam
Human nature is a funny thing. And soon I will be a year out since my official breast cancer diagnosis, and I keep rediscovering we as human beings are curious creatures indeed. Especially when it comes to this disease in … Continue reading
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breast cancer mardi gras….there’s a cartoon!!!
As I sit here and FLASH, it’s the little things that amuse me. So a fellow breast cancer blogger who has a post up recently about her lovely experiences in chemically induced menopause, has a cartoon in the post that … Continue reading
trials and tribulations
Tamoxifen is so screwing with my sleep I am down right miserable. And the hot flashes and night sweats right now honestly suck. I know it will pass, but I am exhausted and crabby right now. So maybe it’s the … Continue reading
flashing and moving on….
So, a brief post to say (again) that the hot flashes SUCK. Yes, suck. They seem to happen to me mostly at night. And when they occur in the middle of the night, they wake me up. I hate feeling … Continue reading
welcome to 2012
On January 1st it was 7 months since my lumpectomy a/k/a partial mastectomy. The hot flashes kick my ass late at night sometimes, and I have to say Tamoxifen is also messing with my moods. I don’t like the messing … Continue reading
ghosts of christmas past….
Today a year ago, my sister became a widow, when my awesome brother-in-law died after a 3 week bout with peritoneal mesothelioma. Needless to say I was thinking about him today. My brother-in-law was loving and kind. He had an … Continue reading
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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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sorting a couple of things out…
So my most glaring reminder that Tamoxifen is in my system is for now the hot flashes. Mind you, I would rather have this as my side effect as opposed to some of the others. However, these flashes are a … Continue reading
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