It's that time of year again. Time for my 6 month oncologist appointment update. The hospital kindly sends me this oddly innocuous and rather bland looking reminder postcard shown above, twice a year, and I leave it laying around on the kitchen … [Read more...]
I Feel Torn Every Time My Kids Come Home, Then Go Back To School
My 20 year old daughter who's living at college, is close enough to come home frequently for 1 or 2 day visits almost every week. When she comes home, I get that same eager feeling I got when she would come home from grammar and high school: giddy, … [Read more...]
HealtheVoices 2016 Conference
This weekend I'm attending HealtheVoices 2016, a healthcare advocates blogging conference in Chicago, Illinois. I'm kind of excited, kind of nervous, as I always get when I'll be in large crowds of people I don't know (yet). It's really well … [Read more...]
Beyond the Pink Moon Support Group
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I found several online support groups that I visited frequently for information and insights as I navigated the very confusing world of treatment options and procedures. Many of these sites would provide very … [Read more...]
What To Expect During A Core Needle Biopsy
This is a throwback post from my caringbridge.org site posting of Wednesday, March 24, 2010, posted about a month after my lumpectomy. After the lumpectomy, my breast surgeon had an MRI done, and a 2nd very small lump in a hard to reach spot in my … [Read more...]
Time To Throw Away the College Guides
Today I threw the college guides into the recycling bin. What a relief. They've been on the family room coffee table for 5+years, sometimes sitting on the top, sometimes buried underneath on the bottom shelf among the various other magazines and … [Read more...]
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