Two years and counting ∼ Page 2 ∼ BC Becky

Normalization of ‘young’

Mon August 14, 2017

I have said before that with all the talk about surgery in the breast cancer community, the idea gets normalized. That is, if you are part of support groups,…

Snake oil and cancer care

Wed August 2, 2017

Research

I have found myself reflecting a lot lately on how one can tell the difference between internet sites / social media posts that are sharing 'snake oil' versus those that…

Re-grounding

Wed July 26, 2017

Survivorship

I cried the entire drive home from my oncologist appointment on Monday. I'm not sure if part of it was that I also had my Lupron shot, so my hormones…

Infusion-fatigue

Wed June 28, 2017

Two years and counting

As I work through my research data coding, I'm having to read and re-read and re-read... the BCBecky blog posts from the beginning through February 3, 2015. Some of the…

Celebration or not …

Tue June 13, 2017

Emotional Journey

Yesterday marked three years since the radiologist said the words "I'm sorry, you have breast cancer". It is hard to believe that was three years ago. I had a…

SendIt! Photos from my surf weekend – @senditbrand

Wed June 7, 2017

recovery

The weekend before memorial day (Victoria Day long weekend in Canada), I went to a cancer camp to learn to surf, hosted by the Send It Foundation. I have…

Remission society and mourning my fantasy future

Tue April 25, 2017

Emotional Journey

I apologies to those who read all my blogs, as I am cross posting this. I'd love to hear answers from the various readers of my different blogs. I want…

My paradoxical future

Thu April 13, 2017

Emotional Journey

I've been struggling a little lately with this thought - how do I envision my future? When I was diagnosed with cancer, I had a clear sense of what I…