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Picturing a morning sail

Mon August 4, 2014

This morning we headed off to San Francisco for a morning sail on USA 76 with ACSailingSF. We almost missed the boat, arriving just as they were about to…

Picturing a walk

Sun August 3, 2014

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Yesterday we went for a 6km walk along the Guadeloupe trail which runs just behind our condo complex. For the first part of the walk, I took the lower…

Bone-pain – a mixed blessing

Sat August 2, 2014

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When I didn't experience a lot of fatigue or any bone-pain yesterday, I felt it was a mixed blessing. I wondered if the reason I wasn't feeling it was…

Revising my stretch goals

Sat August 2, 2014

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When the oncologist told me not to wait to have surgery - that I should plan to have surgery 2-4 week after chemo. His words were "don't waste the…

My ‘cancerversary’

Fri August 1, 2014

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I have found myself wondering, what day would I recognize as my 'cancerversary'. This is typically the day you find out you have cancer. It becomes a significant anniversary…

The transformative power of a bike ride

Thu July 31, 2014

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One of the hardest things I've done lately, was to get out of bed after my afternoon nap, and get on my bike. It wasn't that I didn't have…

Breast cancer pet peeve – it is not a “lump” (public service announcement)

Sun July 20, 2014

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My breast cancer pet peeve of the day is the word "lump" ... cause, well, it doesn't FEEL like a lump! The word lump actually is misleading and causes…

Meltdown

Mon July 14, 2014

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Last night I allowed myself to go down an emotional spiral into an all out meltdown. I was already feeling a little sad and then took an MJ pill, and…

Scrapbooking

Mon June 30, 2014

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I saw a Facebook post from a friend the other day about scrapbooking. It isn't something I've wanted to do before - what on earth would I do with…

T-shirts

Sun June 29, 2014

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When I was young I remember a T-shirt my mother used to wear that said "Don't stare, grow your own" ... A friend emailed me about a friend going through…