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October – it’s just another month

Thu October 22, 2015

Last year, I found myself reflecting on all the pinkness of October. I recall thinking that October will always mean something different for me. I blogged about how I…

Decide who you trust

Mon October 12, 2015

chemo

A friend (Marie Ennis O’Connor) has asked me to blog about something that I’ve learned through my experiences with breast cancer. I went back through my blogs, looking for…

If this then that

Sat October 3, 2015

Emotional Journey

However cancer maybe anticipated in fantasy, the reality is different. Somehow the stories we have in place never fit the reality, and sometimes this disjunction can be worse than…

“we are all patients” … NOT #medx

Sat September 26, 2015

Emotional Journey

One of the comments that was made, and repeated several times on the first day of the Medicine X Ed conference I attended last week was "we are all…

Exhausted … and still learning to navigate conferences …

Thu September 24, 2015

Celiac

Yesterday I attended the Medicine X Ed conference up at Stanford. I had planned on attending all day today too, but by the time I got home last night…

A journalist asked me …

Tue September 15, 2015

Emotional Journey

This morning I was interviewed for an article to be released as part of breast cancer awareness month (aka pink'tober) in our local newspapers. One of the questions the…

Shivering in a Paper Gown …

Tue September 15, 2015

Emotional Journey

I am very proud to have had a chapter that I wrote included in this anthology ("Breasts that aren't Breast"). I'll be attending the book launch on Thursday evening…

What not to say to a cancer survivor …

Mon September 14, 2015

Emotional Journey

When I hear these words, I remind myself that the person means well, but don't know what to say. I thought I'd share a couple of them that happened…

This makes me sad

Wed September 9, 2015

Emotional Journey

I learned from my friend today that Jac lost her life to breast cancer. I didn't know Jac but I knew a little about her story. She was diagnosed…

Like a phoenix – on re-emergence and identity

Mon August 24, 2015

Emotional Journey

I have commented previously on how I use different names in different contexts. Rebecca is my formal and professional name. I use Becky with close friends and within the…