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DISCOVER THE CANCER CHRONICLES

Welcome to The Cancer Chronicles. Here I will share and maybe over share my experiences since being diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m writing it for many reasons: I can’t tell 20 people how my day was especially if it sucked but they love me and deserve to know. Also for my kids, who may look back and read it and gain insight...and finally to put a human side to something so many women go through alone. Their stories maybe didn’t get told, so here’s one. 

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#124 Home Address

When we are young we learn numbers. The first are likely 1-50 and then the day of our birth and our corresponding age. The next would...

#123 Watch and Wait

I haven't blogged in "a minute". Which is a new expression I don't care for. What's with all this new language, dances, tik toks....I...

#122 Results Are In.... I Am The Yogurt.

There are people who read the end of the book before they decide if they're going to buy the book but buy the book anyway, knowing how it...

#121 Test Day and B-Day

It's been a minute. I feel that I haven't had much to say, yet I've been through so much. This isn't an easy blog to write. SO please...

#120 Sail That Thing.

Ok so, everything isn't a pile of shit. I retract that statement. The dog is still dying, but who isn't? He had a skin infection I let...

#119 Miles From Home.

Everything is shit. Our dog is dying. Jason is a stranger to me. I'm in a harm reduction program for substance abuse. My yearly tests are...

#118 Boob-a-versary

May 20, 2020 was the day they amputated my breasts and my lymphatic system from my dominant side. At the time I just wanted the cancer...

I Suck.

So it's been over a year since my diagnosis. If you haven't been diagnosed with cancer you really just don't know what it does to you. ...

These Days

I'm recovering. I've had a few pathetic little runs around the block. It took everything to get me out there. All that determination...

What I've Learned This Week

When you start a week in the OR, it's not a blazing Monday. You're not singing from the rooftoops. You're not rolling into the OR like...

#114 Here We Go Again

My next surgery is scheduled for April 26. This is almost a year to the date I finished the last round of Taxol chemo. This time a year...

Results are IN.

This past week was a real Mother F**cker. Tuesday I had a Chest X-ray to rule out lung metastsis and to check on the status of my...

Happy Birthday Baby.

He doesn't even like when I mention his name. He is a private and very independent person. Still...tomorrow he turns 48. He doesn't...

Why so "Test"y.....

So today I went to the Cancer Hospital. It's like old news now. I know where to go. I see families bringing loved ones to the door to...

#110 Waxing Philosophical

Bear with me now. It might help if you read this entry while listening to Nirvana's In Bloom on repeat. I haven't written in a few weeks....

#109 Seton For Spring

So I had my surgery yesterday. Checking in and being there again made me so anxious and waiting to go in to surgery they had to sedate...

#108 NOT OK.

I've waited for 3 weeks for a hair appointment. I wanted to dye it blonde. I decided to be fun with it, feel a little more like me.......

#107 Meh.

Oh man. I didn't intend to write a blog today but when I get the itch...I can't deny it. Today we had a socially distanced visit at my...

#106 LKM

So the surgery didn't happen. I spent the day of in bed feeling sorry for myself. Recovering from the mental stress before a surgery,...

#105 sNOday.

Ah.. I do love the weather network. I watch daily. Sometimes I believe it. I like the conversation before the big storms. ...

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Thanks for your interest in The Cancer Chronicles. Your love and support makes my world a little brighter each day. If you have any questions or would like to send me an email you can do so below. Much love. XO

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