Top 10 Good Things about Chemo
We all know the hell that our bodies and spirits go through with this treatment. But let’s admit it: there is an upside to all this nausea and skin dryness and pill popping. So let’s go ahead and...
View ArticleWhat are the nicest things people have done for your children?
The first thing I said after I was told I have cancer was, “I can’t do this to my kids!” It broke my heart that this disease was going to become a part of their childhood stories. Being a parent with...
View ArticleThe Bribe-a-day Plan
A major psychic challenge of cancer treatment comes down to your ability to answer the following question: How do you continue to do something that makes you feel bad, knowing that it is good for you?...
View ArticleInconvenient Breasts
I just had my 4 month follow up with my surgeon. At my last oncology appointment, my doctor told me that she would recommend at least a year if not longer before I get reconstruction. Like a devious...
View ArticleMy Year From Hell
I wanted to commemorate my past year somehow. I thought of writing an entry about before and after, but it was too complex and probably of interest to nobody but me. Instead I made a slide show of my...
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