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Weirdness …

Weirdness …

Sun June 17, 2018
I cannot describe it any other way than weirdness. On Friday we went up to Hamilton again in order for mom to have a repeat brain MRI. We are…
Progression

Progression

Thu June 7, 2018
Progression. It is one of the words you never want to hear. It means that cancer is growing - it is getting worse. For a couple of weeks now,…
Mask making

Mask making

Fri June 1, 2018
We were surprised at how quickly we got the call to go up to Hamilton to get mom setup for cyberknife radiation treatment. This involved the making of the…
A telehealth call

A telehealth call

Wed May 30, 2018
Yesterday we had a telehealth call with a specialist in Hamilton, where they are able to do cyberknife radiation. We went to the regional clinic in St. Catherines (about a…
Where the mind goes

Where the mind goes

Wed May 23, 2018
I am reminded of the time awaiting for treatment and where the mind goes. I am reminded of when I said: Everything is either too fast or too slow. I…
Online support for pRCC

Online support for pRCC

Tue May 15, 2018
As someone with strong online support connections, when mom was diagnosed with stage 4 pRCC (papillary renal cell carcinoma), a rare form of a rare cancer, I felt the…
We are a rare family

We are a rare family

Thu May 3, 2018
As a family, we seem to be dealing with rare health issues. When I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer, I learned that it was rare (less than 2%)…
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