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I met with my cardiologist this week. My friend Gina came with me and said he looked like a cross between my 12 year old son Aidan and Pete Yorn (singer/songwriter for those who may not know). Anyway he’s cute … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, chf, heart function, herceptin, Uncategorized
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My Broken Heart
I hadn’t expected the news I was given today at what I assumed was going to be a routine visit with my oncologist at Dana Farber before my herceptin treatment. I knew that I had had an echocardiogram last week … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, heart, herceptin, mastectomy, Uncategorized
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Goals
I have been in the doldrums. I won’t call it depression, it’s more a state of “oh well”. Because of this,I have been having trouble lately feeling inspired enough to write in this blog. I know that there is a responsibility to … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, goals, menopause, tamoxifen, Uncategorized, weight gain
Tagged breast cancer
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Retraction
I realized the other day that my last post, for those that don’t know me, may have sounded a little like I was looking for sympathy. This whole ‘blogging’ thing is a little disconcerting since I am now putting myself … Continue reading
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Mommy Doesn’t Have Cancer Anymore
I glanced down at the clock in my car, saw that it said 5:10, added the five minutes in my head to learn the actual time of 5:15, and announced with bravado to the 4 twelve year old boys crammed in the backseat, … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, breast caner, cancer, chemo, her2neu, life, mom with cancer, recovery, Uncategorized
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The World’s on Fire
I am trying to figure something out. Do the trees around here seem more vibrant this Fall? I am not sure if it is because of all the rain we got in the summer or the fact that my sunglasses … Continue reading
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The Last Apple Pie
I made an apple pie yesterday morning with my daughter. I let her roll out the extra dough and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top then cut them into pinwheels. I used to do this with my mother and watching my … Continue reading
Helpful Hints
The next time you are in a park and someone in running clothes asks to use your cellphone to call their husband because that person just ran 3 miles to a soccer field to see her daughter play a … Continue reading
One Down…
…One thousand eight hundred and twenty four to go. Days that is, that I will have to take my new medicine. I started my tamoxifen today The pill that I will take daily for five years to kill the estrogen … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer, chemo, menopause, mom with cancer, tamoxifen, Uncategorized
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The waiting Room
“I think you were right about the Taxol.” These were the words that dropped from the mouth of my Oncologist as she finished examining me yesterday. “Your breathing is fine now,,” she continued,”I think it was the Taxol … Continue reading
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Kicked by an Angel 