#nablopomo ∼ BC Becky

And with that, #nablopomo ends …

Mon November 30, 2015

I am proud to say that I successfully managed a blog post per day for the month of November. Unlike NaNoWriMo, the requirement wasn't for a specific number of words.…

The other 70 ish percent

Mon November 30, 2015

Emotional Journey

It occurs to me that there is a lot of dialogue about how approximately 20-30% of early stage breast cancers progress to metastatic disease. I ran into a bit…

Cleaning out Mom’s kitchen (gluten-free in Canada)

Sat November 28, 2015

Celiac

Yesterday we (hubby and I) helped mom clean out her kitchen. The goal was to make it clear what was gluten free and what wasn't. Hubby did most of…

Lymphedema – attempting to separate fact from fiction

Fri November 27, 2015

Lymphedema

There is still very little understood about lymphedema. Because the largest population of those who suffer from secondary lymphedema (that is lymphedema as a result of surgery for something…

The Celiac Project – and antibodies

Thu November 26, 2015

Celiac

On the plane yesterday I watched The Celiac Project - a documentary about celiac disease. It was one of the things that arrived in my care package from the…

A little gluten won’t hurt will it?

Wed November 25, 2015

Celiac

Research shows that anyone with celiac disease will have a reaction to ingestion of gluten when it reaches just 100 mg per day. Some people have been shown to…

Does someone in your family have celiac?

Sun November 22, 2015

Celiac

I'm reading the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center's free ebook Jump Start Your Gluten Free Diet: Living with Celiac/Coeliac Disease & Gluten Intolerance. As I read I find…

Which doctor is in charge?

Sat November 21, 2015

Emotional Journey

I find myself often wondering, which one of my doctors is in charge? Which one is "the most responsible physician"? In my case this all gets complicated. I see…

Heard a statistic the other night …

Fri November 20, 2015

Opinion

I heard a statistic the other night. I'm not sure of its source, but I wanted to demonstrate a logical fallacy. The statistic I heard was that 70% of…

I’m doing OK

Thu November 19, 2015

Emotional Journey

Life has been a little crazy lately. I cannot believe that I'll be headed back to Canada next week for a brief visit with family, but also to run…