Something’s off. I don’t feel right. I’m exhausted all the time. My hips hurt so bad I can’t lie on my side at all. I get waves of nausea that make me hover around the bathroom to see if I’m going to puke. My hot flashes are worse than ever and my left hand sometimes […]
I was navigating Friday afternoon traffic trying to get home. It was early enough that the get-out-of-town-for-the-weekend rush hadn’t started in earnest yet but it was still heavy. As I got off at the New River exit I took a deep breath, taking in the view of the mountains helped shift my energy down a […]
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At my last oncologist visit he told me I needed a bone density scan and that his office would set it up and call me with an appointment. After 10 days and me calling their office 3 times I finally got it set up. I felt my heart drop when the woman on the phone […]
It is autumn. All my life I have been attuned to the changing seasons. Living in the desert you have to look harder to see the change in seasons but I can feel it. This year I am especially tuned in to the coming of autumn because the summer sucked. My entire summer was consumed […]
It was my last doctor’s appointment, the oncologist. I had already met with him before my surgeries so I knew what he was going to recommend. What I didn’t know was how that appointment would test me. I was 21 days past my 3rd surgery and I felt physically better than I had in a […]
I was disappointed with myself. I had not expected to lose my nerve when I saw the radiation doctor. I really wanted to be a strong, empowered woman that knows her own destiny. I’m doing the best I can. The further I got away from that doctor’s office the stronger I became. I regained control of […]
Apparently when the doctor told me that my surgery results were good my brain understood it as everything is back to normal. That however was not the case. My brain wanted to party but my body reminded me that I had experienced 3 surgeries in 22 days. The last surgery turned out to be the […]
There is a Latin phrase, “omne trium perfectum” which means everything that comes in threes is perfect. That was my mantra on the Monday morning when I went in for my 3rd lumpectomy. This was my final chance and it had to be perfect. I felt like a celebrity when I arrived at the surgery […]
From the moment I was diagnosed with breast cancer I have had a deep knowing that I am supposed to walk this path. It is significant. How can it not be? There is a lesson in this for me, a very profound lesson. I know I’m not at the end of the journey but I […]
I was rocked by the news that I needed another surgery. Even though the doctor had told me that 20 – 30% of women require a second lumpectomy and a friend had shared her experience of having two lumpectomies I never thought it would be me. I had 2 lumpectomy surgeries in 8 days. I […]
I put off calling the surgeon’s office for as long as possible. Even though I know surgery is the right path for me I still didn’t want to make the call. I found all sorts of reasons to put it off. I checked and rechecked my schedule. I moved things around and talked to my […]