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Lessons of Cancer. . .Live the Miracle, Be the Miracle
Every year for many years, four high school friends and I go on vacation together. Some of us have known each other since kindergarten! We feel like teenagers again for a brief week remembering our...
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Things You May Fondly Remember After Cancer Treatment
Since I am now 14 months out from active treatment, it has absolutely shocked me that some days I actually miss certain things about cancer treatment. You don’t miss it like you want it to happen...
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Feeling Angry after Surviving Breast Cancer . . .
This week I was told by my Cardiologist that my heart has not improved in a year from the damage done from chemo and Herceptin and most likely it won’t. Then I was told that the reason I am coughing...
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What Kind of Gifts are You Giving This Year?
After cancer treatment is over, you can decide what kind of Cancer Survivor you wish to be. At this point, I believe a conscious decision is made. For years, it has been a hobby of mine to talk...
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Breast Cancer – How to Feel Sorry for Yourself and Complain
As a breast cancer patient and survivor, do you feel guilty on the days you feel sorry for yourself or when you have a pity party? I know I do. Usually, I bring solace to myself by saying, “Oh, at...
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Check-ups, Anxiety and Breast Cancer
So I had this nice, tidy, cut and dried blog entry ready to post about how to prepare for breast cancer check-ups post treatment. It had all these specific little things to do, make a plan, do things...
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Scanxiety, Mammograms, and Cancerversaries
This week was my yearly mammogram and also my 6 month checkup with my Oncologist. This week marks my THREE YEAR cancerversary from diagnosis of Stage 3, Her 2 Positive Breast Cancer, very large tumor...
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Inspiration from the Chemo Ward
Chemo Ward is rather a 1960s phrase — Infusion Area is the new, modern term. But if chemotherapy is involved, I think it should be in the title. So I will call it Chemo Area to blend the old with the...
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Pity Parties – When to Have Them, How to Stop Them
If you have found yourself having daily Pity Parties, it is time to change it up. If you are in active treatment for cancer, experiencing great loss, or any other devastating blow, Pity Parties are...
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Cancer SurvivorSHIP – Adapting and Adjusting
An out-of-town friend who is in the midst of chemo now for Breast Cancer, wrote and told me, “I just cannot wait to get my life back.” I cringed and of course, did not have the heart to tell her that...
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