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Fifty Shades of Red
So, friends, I knew radiation seemed to be going along too smoothly. What seemed like a mild sunburn before has progressed to an itchy, uncomfortable, hot stretch of skin. It’s yuck. Plus, it is boiling outside, and I still have … Continue reading
Walking the walk
On all my visits to Princess Margaret hospital, and over the last several months there have been many, I’ve noticed this big, huge banner over the entrance. It says “I believe we will conquer cancer in our lifetime.” Every time … Continue reading
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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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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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A Few Photos from Mother’s Day
It’s been a busy few days. I’m happy to report that the pain is slowly subsiding and my mobility has greatly increased. I still can’t pick Nate up, but I’m hoping I’ll be able to soon. In the meantime, he’s … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Family, family photos, gratitude, Home, mastectomy, Mother's Day, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, Reflections, thankful, weekend, 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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Home
Recovery is hard. Before the surgery, I had heard that it actually wasn’t too bad, and that chemo was way worse. And maybe that’s right, but that only speaks to how seriously horrible chemo is, because recovery from a bilateral … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, chemotherapy, Family, gratitude, Home, mastectomy, motherhood, perspective, Reflections, thankful, weekend
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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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