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Halos
Hello everyone, It’s been one week since radio-surgery, and today is a good day. It was terrifying and horrible, but it’s done! The scariest part was definitely the attaching of the frame (which they call a halo). I cried the … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, Family, family photos, gratitude, healing, Home, Life, Love, motherhood, perspective, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, radiation, radiation therapy, radiosurgery, Reflections, resilience, Writing
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My Standing Heart
Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement from my last post. I am feeling a bit better. Many of you shared thoughts on harnessing fear and I’m starting to see how fear can be productive. It is the … Continue reading
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Tagged brain surgery, breast cancer, cancer, coping, Family, family photos, gratitude, Home, hope, Illness, Inspiration, Letting go, Life, Love, motherhood, Parenting, perspective, radiation therapy, Reflections, resilience, thankful, Writing
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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
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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Everybody Hearts 