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Tag Archives: Life
This Blog is a Love Letter
In the past, I’ve worried about the publicness of writing about illness. This concern with publicness is a common theme in a lot of blogs written by moms of young children. Will my child grow up and be embarrassed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, family photos, Father's Day, gratitude, Life, Love, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Reflections, slowing down, thankful, weekend, Writing
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Thank you, arm.
I am happy to report that my arm performed well at the next CT scan and I was able to get it into the right position. Phew. They put four teeny-tiny tattoos (that look like birthmarks) to mark out the … Continue reading
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Tagged awesome, breast cancer, Family, gratitude, Letting go, Life, Love, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Photos, radiation, Reflections, thankful, Writing
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In Which I Excel at Breathing, but Fail at Raising My Arm
Yesterday, I posted that I would be getting a planning CT scan. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to have it done. The appointment started out very well. First, I met with a technician who showed me the breathing apparatus I would … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, CT scans, Illness, Life, mastectomy, perspective, radiation therapy, Reflections, Writing
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All the Things
There are lots of things going on, so here is the point-form version: First, the things you probably want to know: – We got the pathology report back. And it is good. Real good. A small tumor, about 4mm was … Continue reading
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Tagged awesome, breast cancer, family photos, gratitude, Illness, Inspiration, Letting go, Life, Love, mastectomy, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Photos, Reflections, thankful, weekend, Writing
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Me and Angelina
On Tuesday morning, I heard about Angelina Jolie’s preventive double mastectomy. I started to write a blog post about it, but it turned into more of an article, an article that ended up being published on The Huffington Post! I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, breast cancer, chemotherapy, Family, gene mutation, gratitude, Illness, Life, mastectomy, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Reflections, Writing
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The Art of Slowing Down
In the moments after I wake up, one of my first thoughts is, “Am I in pain?” Some mornings it’s a bit hard to tell. I slowly turn to one side, testing to see whether I feel a pinch, or … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Family, gratitude, Home, Illness, Letting go, Life, Love, mastectomy, Mother's Day, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Reflections, slowing down, thankful, Writing
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Before and After Moments
Before the diagnosis, we didn’t have that many family photos up around the house. Now, though, we have a bunch. I wanted to see our smiling faces looking back at me from every room in the house, so we selected … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Family, family photos, Home, Life, Love, mastectomy, motherhood, Parenting, Photos, pre-surgery, Reflections, thankful, Writing
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Everybody Hearts 