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Mixed Bag
First of all, I have to give big shout outs to all my friends and family in New York & Massachusetts weathering the storm of Hurricane Sandy. Fingers crossed that the damage will be minimal. Secondly, I have to send out big sincere THANK YOUS to everyone in the blogging community, all my friends, and…
Read MoreTime to Pull Myself Out of Sadness
The last couple of months have been a real struggle for me. The surgery. The recovery. The changes to my everyday routines. The change of the seasons. Missing life in NYC. Not loving life in Ohio. The blood clot in my lung. More hospital stays. More medications & doctors visits. One highly emotional and unruly…
Read MoreBlood Clots, Hospital Stays & New Medications
It’s been one hell of a week. Last Thursday I was scheduled to fly to NYC to meet with my plastic surgeon to receive the second injection of fluid to expand my left breast tissue in preparation for my implant. Instead, I ended up in the hospital in Ohio with a blood clot to the…
Read MoreWelcome to Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As we enter into Breast Cancer Awareness Month I find myself conflicted about how breast cancer is portrayed. How commercialized and kitschy it’s all become. How the media and corporate America seem to be using breast cancer to boost profits. I feel like corporations play to our emotions and use our pain to their benefit. …
Read MoreParenting Thanks
A quick thank you to everyone who chimed in with their 2 cents. I found all your responses so helpful and comforting. Miss M is still flipping out and she’s still upset more hours in the day than not. But I am feeling bolstered by the new ideas and avenues you all suggested for us…
Read MoreHow Do You Parent Through Cancer?
Miss M is a hot mess these days. She is angry. She is acting out. She is fussier than I’ve ever seen her. She is yelling & screaming. She is throwing things. She is glued to my side. She is constantly crying. She is going through a lot. Hubby and I naturally assume the acting…
Read MoreHeading Home
So it looks like we’ll be heading home to Ohio tomorrow. The news is both good (in that I get to be back in my own space again & reunited with Miss M) and bad (in that I have to leave my beloved NYC). As I type this, Hubby and Miss M are driving down…
Read MoreA Surgical Success Story
We did it! With the love and support of my husband, friends, family, and blog readers (not to mention my skillful surgeons) I made it through surgery successfully! Yay! (knock on wood 🙂 ) The day of the surgery itself is a total blur to me. I remember the prep. I remember the chats with…
Read MoreSurgery Time
Tomorrow is my big surgery day. The reality of this has been slowly sinking in since we left Ohio on Sunday. I’ve got nervous energy coursing through my veins… random twinges of discomfort in my breast… and this aching pain in the pit of my loins – like my lady parts know they’re about to…
Read MoreThe News Is In
And the news is both good and bad. First, the good news… My bone scan was clean and the PET scan showed no evidence of cancer in the bones, lymph nodes, organs, lungs, brain, or anywhere else in my body. All the cancer is still contained in my left breast. So it looks like we’re…
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