I’m sad to see the summer end and you know that summer is pretty much over by the time Labor day rolls around. This year, Labor Day is observed on Monday, September 5th. I never really knew much about the holiday until I did some research.... read more »
August 30, 2011 7:57 pm / no comments
I never thought there would be a time in my life when I would need to wear a wig. I have always really loved my long hair; the texture, the softness, the color. It suited me. But then I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I heard the dreaded... read more »
August 25, 2011 8:05 pm / no comments
I am day 13 since my first treatment of the Adriamycin Cytoxan (AC) chemotherapy cocktail. Not all chemotherapy drugs cause hair loss (although most of them do); some regimens only cause hair thinning. As they said about the AC, the hair on... read more »
August 17, 2011 8:47 pm / no comments
Last Thursday, I went for my very first ever chemotherapy treatment for my breast cancer. I’d like to look at it as if I have already survived breast cancer, since it has been surgically removed. The breast surgeon said she got all of... read more »
August 12, 2011 6:41 pm / no comments
Conventional “Western” medicine dictates the following treatments for women (and men) with breast cancer: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. It’s not necessarily in that order and not every person with breast cancer has... read more »
August 2, 2011 8:56 pm / no comments
Mediport
What is a mediport? No one probably would even know to ask that question unless they have cancer or have someone close to them who has (or had) cancer and is going to receive chemotherapy. I definitely didn’t know what it was... read more »
July 28, 2011 9:09 pm / no comments
If you have had breast cancer, or know another woman with it who had a single or double mastectomy with reconstruction, the phrase “tissue expander” isn’t an unfamiliar one. If you know little to nothing about breast cancer... read more »
July 21, 2011 4:04 pm / no comments
Well, it’s been two weeks and two days since I’ve undergone a double mastectomy due to my cancer diagnosis last month. They pulled out a 4 cm tumor from my right breast and got clean margins, which is good news. The bad news is that... read more »
July 13, 2011 8:11 pm / no comments
I never really read anything about how to prevent breast cancer but I thought I was doing the right things in life for my health. I don’t smoke, I rarely drink, I don’t use drugs. I try to exercise often and I know what the right... read more »
June 22, 2011 8:03 pm / no comments
Why does it always seem so much harder to buy a gift for Dad than it is for Mom? Ugh.
It’s that time of year again for all you procrastinators who still haven’t picked up anything for your Rad Dad, including myself. I always seem... read more »
June 17, 2011 3:16 pm / no comments