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My Hot Flash Solution: Remifemin

Oh yeah, that’s me with my Dad, probably about 4 years old. How adorable was I and how freakin’ handsome was he? “It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” — Anne Sexton My dad was so handsome when I was growing up. He was very tall and skinny with jet black […]

A Book to Help You Prepare for Chemotherapy: “Getting Past the Fear” by Nancy Stordahl

One of the things that scared me the most during my breast cancer process was the fact that I was going to have to go through chemotherapy. When I first found out that I’d need chemo, I panicked and spent hours and hours on the phone with friends and family members who all generously helped […]

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 lower left breast was found. Because of the unusual […]

‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho Changed My Life

I read the book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho in 2004. At the time, I was working as a marketing executive at Johnson & Johnson in their consumer division, home of some of the best loved brands in America. Anyone who works in marketing knows that the hours are long and the stress is high. […]

Losin’ the Wig

Last week I decided to stop wearing my wig, and start going out with my “real” hair. After chemo, my hair came in completely silver, in addition to being so curly that it looks kind of like a very short Afro. So I decided to dye it myself on that snow day last week; after […]

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