Emotional Journey

The Cost of Appearances

The Cost of Appearances

Fri March 3, 2017
active treatment
In reading the chapter ‘The Cost of Appearances’ in Arthur Frank’s (1991) At the Will of the Body, reminded me of my first Doxorubicin (Adriamycin other wise referred to as A chemo) chemotherapy injection. I wrote about the experience very briefly in a post The First Day Of Chemo on my blog. In my blog post,… Read More »
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End of Life Options Act

End of Life Options Act

Fri February 17, 2017
Emotional Journey
The End of Life Options Act is the State of California's death with dignity legislation. It allows mentally competent adults with a terminal illness, such as metastatic breast cancer,…
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Lupron woes

Lupron woes

Wed February 8, 2017
Emotional Journey
I'm coming to the end of my three month cycle with lupron. That is, every three months I get an injection of lupron to suppress my ovaries. This is…
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Identity

Identity

Thu February 2, 2017
Emotional Journey
As part of the PhD process, I've been reading through my blog from the beginning. I wrote it, but I have never actually read it - at least not…
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