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Memories of clear nodes

Sat November 19, 2016

It was two years ago today that I got the very good news that the initial pathology returned that my lymph nodes showed no signs of cancer. It was a…

Does participation in the breast cancer blogosphere increase anxiety?

Fri November 11, 2016

Emotional Journey

I just read an article about eHealth literacy and anxiety and it got me thinking. Actually I've been thinking about it a fair bit lately - since my last…

Experiencing the sad happiness

Sat October 22, 2016

Emotional Journey

My Facebook feed is so full of death these days, it is hard for me to celebrate good news ... it is really sad but also really difficult to…

The difference a year makes

Fri October 21, 2016

Emotional Journey

I'd like to be saying that this year I feel stronger and fitter than I did at this time last year. I'm not sure I can say that. But...…

The changing sense of pink’tober

Thu October 20, 2016

Emotional Journey

As many of you are well aware, October is breast cancer awareness month. My first year, while still going through chemotherapy and having taxol kick my ass, I wrote…

Mammograms and overdiagnosis – a hard truth to hear #breastcancerrealitycheck

Sun October 16, 2016

Emotional Journey

Friday while flipping through my RSS blog feed reader, I came across an blog post about an article on overdiagnosis. Unfortunately, I cannot remember where it was or I'd…

Trivializing rather than educating … #breastcancerrealitycheck

Fri October 7, 2016

Emotional Journey

Get your tickets today to meet our panel of famous judges: <redacted>, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup Champion, <redacted>, First Lady of <city> and <redacted>, head of <radacted> Center for…

A stick in the foot

Wed September 28, 2016

Emotional Journey

I follow the nurse into the infusion treatment area (ITA). There is a familiarity to it, and yet it is new to me. I reflect on how nice this…

Incidental findings

Tue September 20, 2016

Emotional Journey

Thursday, September 8th My eyes quickly scan over the MRI results. The summary diagnosis states "Neural foraminal stenosis”, I flip through the page reading further. “Broad disc bulges” stands…

Book launch: Agony and Absurdity: Adventures in Cancerland: An Anthology

Tue September 13, 2016

Emotional Journey

Tomorrow (Wednesday) at about 7:30pm Pacific I'll be reading my chapter, titled "Window Shopping" for the launch of the latest Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) anthology titled: Agony and Absurdity:…