Although paclitaxol chemo is proving to be more of a challenge than I expected, we did manage to get up to Yosemite this weekend for our anniversary. We spent…

In theory, the body forgets pain. You remember you were in pain, but you forget what that pain felt like - in theory. On Wednesday I developed some mouth…

Today I was pretty grumpy by the time we made it into infusion. I ended up waiting an hour after my appointment time before I got a chair -…

... but I'm pretty certain now ... my oncologist warned that it might happen, and that I should not worry ... it has no relation to the effectiveness of…

This is the second time that I've heard this - having nipples makes a huge difference to self confidence (thanks Stacey for the honest and open blog post). There…

After chemo on Monday I attended the Look Good Feel Better workshop - this is a free two hour workshop for women with cancer. The focus of the workshop is…

First I want to say 'thanks for the hugs'. I received several emails and virtual hugs after my post yesterday. I really appreciate the support - and often when…

I have given myself permission to go into surgery kicking and screaming. I'm OK with not being calm and collected when I get rolled into surgery. It is natural…

So, I have a question. The folks as Breast Cancer Fund have indicated that some of the chemicals used in sunscreens are endocrine disruptors and are therefore bad. The…

When I don't blog, please don't worry. Take a look at rjh.goingeast.ca to see if I'm blogging over there (I have been writing about patient engagement more generically on…