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About francesbarrie

Cancer survivor,mom,triathlete,writer,jewelry maker, baker. Staying happy and healthy,living life and enjoying it one moment at a time.

Why I Run

Posted on March 6, 2009 by francesbarrie

An old friend wrote to me today and said that my running was an inspiration to her and she was going to get out there and just do it.  Since I have run out of time and must write my … Continue reading →

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Now How Much Would You Pay?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by francesbarrie

Yikes.  The day is almost gone and I nearly missed my daily blogging promise. Time to write.  Let’s talk about the outrageous cost of having cancer, can we?  Since my diagnosis last year I have paid quite a lot of … Continue reading →

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A Step in the Right Direction

Posted on March 4, 2009 by francesbarrie

  There was an article in The Boston Globe yesterday about Mass General Hospital. It seems that MGH will be the first hospital in the country to do mandatory genetic testing on every cancerous tumor they encounter.  This is very … Continue reading →

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Oh,Pooh

Posted on March 3, 2009 by francesbarrie

I wonder when it will go away; the terror which occurs every time I have an ache in my body.  The assumption that the cancer has nestled in the receses of bone or blood. When does it stop becoming my ‘go–to’ self-diagnosis?  … Continue reading →

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Every Day

Posted on March 2, 2009 by francesbarrie

I was going to give up candy, specifically Rollo’s and Peach Rings, for Lent this year, but I decided that I would never follow through anyway, so why bother.  Besides, I really, really love Rollo’s and Peach Rings, so forget … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on February 26, 2009 by francesbarrie

I got a piece of good news yesterday. When I went in for my treatment, Dr. Anderson walked in the office (late as usual) with an ‘I-know-something-you-don’t’ grin on her face and handed me the results from my last echocardiogram … Continue reading →

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This Time Next Year

Posted on February 13, 2009 by francesbarrie

Tomorrow is my birthday. The fact that it is on Friday the 13th makes me very nervous.  I am considering not leaving my house, which is quite impossible as I have to run a Valentines Day craft in my daughters … Continue reading →

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Living in the Moment

Posted on January 31, 2009 by francesbarrie

I learned an important lesson as I was running through the icy streets yesterday.   I realized that If I think about how much fartherI have to go until the end or even visualize a hill that I will be be ascending a few … Continue reading →

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An Opportunity to Help

Posted on January 27, 2009 by francesbarrie

Now  that I am feeling healthy again I figure that I need to take advantage of it since I now know how fleeting health and well being can be.   I am registered for 2 triathlons this up coming season … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Mother with Cancer

Posted on January 19, 2009 by francesbarrie

“Ever since you got cancer you are so mean!”   Theses are the delightful words of my teenage son, who truly thinks that because I have cancer I am taking it out on him.  That I am just pissed off … Continue reading →

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