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A Sigh Of Relief
After a bit of a rough week I am feeling a lot better today. Mostly because I found out the aches and pains i’ve been feeling are likely side effects from the Herceptin i’m taking. While I was killing time at Penn Station yesterday, waiting for the Long Island Railroad, I googled Herceptin side effects…
Read MoreNot Wasting Any Time
Every once and a while I go online and Google “stage 4 metastatic breast cancer blogs” – and see what comes up. Tonight I was re-introduced to the blog of a young Boston woman – Bridget Spence. She was diagnosed at age 21 with stage 4 breast cancer right out of the gate – just…
Read MoreIt’s Just The Little Things
The last few days I’ve been feeling really great. Lots of energy. No major pains or aches. Enjoying the day. Appreciating life. It’s a much better place to be than where I was a few weeks ago. And I think it has a lot to do with simply enjoying life’s little moments. Things like taking…
Read MoreGet Out There & Live Life
Guess who’s going back to NYC??? That would be me and Miss M! Yay! I got an appointment with a surgeon (Dr. King) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NYC on July 31st. The day before I am supposed to set off for Vancouver. So I’m gonna squeeze in a 5 day trip to the Big Apple…
Read MoreTriumph Over The Scale
I, like so many of you out there, have battled with food and weight issues my whole life. Rereading old journals from when I was in 6th and 7th grade revealed an early hatred for my body (one that I’m sure was fostered by my life…
Read MoreArmed With New Information
First of all, I need to say THANK YOU to everyone for the outpouring of love and support after my last post. You sure know how to make a girl feel better!! I swear, having stage 4 cancer, has turned me into a total hypochondriac. It’s crazy. But you never know… And thanks for the…
Read MoreIt’s No Fun Having Cancer
It’s funny how easy it is to be happy when things are going well and you’re feeling good, but not so easy when things start to go wrong. For the last few days my chest and ribs have been aching and sore. My breathing is feeling kinda weird. My energy levels have dropped dramatically. And…
Read MoreContemplating Motherhood
Ok, I have to come clean. There is a new Procter & Gamble commercial that makes me cry EVERY time I watch it. It’s about being a mom. The tag line is, “The hardest job in the world, is the best job in the world. Thank you mom.” And it just captures the pure love,…
Read MoreFinding Myself Again
I just got off the phone with my BFF Auntie ‘Cole… The last thing she mentioned was the change she’s noticed in me lately… How different (and how much better) I’m looking… How I’m rocking the new ‘do (I stopped wearing head scarves and hats when I was in NYC and never looked back)… And…
Read MoreGoing Beyond Cancer
This past weekend my reiki therapist Renee brought me a spectacular tarot card. She often pulls a card from the deck before meeting with clients – which I LOVE. This week’s card was # 21 – the Universe (which is the World Card in a traditional tarot deck). It speaks to completion, triumph, peace, liberation…
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