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More extreme reactions

Sat July 12, 2014

I'm discovering that my allergic reactions to things are heighten now that I'm on chemo. I have this odd reaction to kale. When I eat it (or chard) within…

The Colour Pink and a memorial celebration

Sat July 12, 2014

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I find the reaction to the colour pink interesting. You see, I've always liked wearing pink, but not breast cancer pink (or as my reiki healer today called it…

Post Chemo day 3

Thu July 10, 2014

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Today was a mixed day. It began badly - actually it was more that last night ended badly. I was feeling pain in a way that I had never…

The pill app and post chemo day 2

Thu July 10, 2014

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So being the mobile geek that I am, I figured there had to be an app that would be useful for tracking when I am taking various medication as…

Chemo day in pictures …

Wed July 9, 2014

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Step one was to have the access placed into my port. This allows the nurse to draw blood for blood tests, but is also used for the infusion of…

Day 1 – I had to give myself permission to nap

Wed July 9, 2014

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In all my pushes to make sure I'm getting enough exercise, I had lost sight of my need for sleep - or a least a little more sleep than…

Negotiating identities in multiple worlds

Tue July 8, 2014

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I find myself living between two worlds - or perhaps more - negotiating my different identities. Anyone who gets breast cancer under 45 is considered to be 'young', so…

The pains with the American system

Mon July 7, 2014

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Having decent insurance has made most of the process of cancer treatment go smoothly. You'd have thought with a week of advance notice, it would all be figured out…