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Here we go again
Tomorrow I once again get to enjoy the wonders of modern technology in the form of a pelvic ultrasound. This will be the third one in a period of about 5 months. I am not worried about what they find...
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Happy (yet strange) anniversary
I just received a “happy anniversary” note from WordPress. It made me think for a minute. Indeed it was a year ago that I started this blog to help clear my mind and prepare for surgery. One year ago...
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Waiting for the call….
As 2012 began to wind down, my mobility had returned to almost normal. Three surgeries were now a thing of the past, just a memory. The scars from the bilateral prophylactic mastectomy and DIEP flap...
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Closure
While other celebrated Independence day last year, I laid perfectly still in a hospital bed, IV’s and monitors attached everywhere. Glass walls ensuring not a second of privacy. Less than 48 hours...
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Me and Angelina Jolie
In the news this morning I learned that Angelina Jolie and I seem to have a lot in common. Her story is very similar to my own and to all of the women I have met along the way in … Continue reading →
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Jolie, the day after
I follow many blogs written by woman who either have breast cancer, are BRCA positive or have had a prophylactic mastectomy. Yesterday after reviewing several of those blogs most covered Angelina...
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looking back…
So much time is spent looking into the past that many people miss what is happening right in front of them. Regrets over decisions made, hard felling over what others did, or did not do and longing...
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A very special ending
Endings, often emotional, never repeatable. Some we are thrilled to see happen, others we wish would never come. This week I have 2 endings in process, one fitting in each category. Wednesday I...
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Don’t tell Meg but jogging sucks!
The first official day of summer. Megan has a birthday party today and Madison and I plan on running some errands. The weather is beautiful although you can tell it is going to be very warm later....
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And a year passes.
Sunday, a year ago today, I was preparing to change my life. I was to be at the hospital by the crack of dawn Monday morning to prepare for my 12 and 1/2 hour marathon surgery. A bilateral...
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Summer only comes once a year.
For the better part of last summer, my girls were stuck in the house mostly keeping an eye on me. After my surgery I was not very mobile for many weeks and was not able to drive for a few … Continue...
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Just a little somber this week
The joy of reading. My mother always tried to instill it in me with very little luck. Thankfully, my daughter has it in her blood. As I just sat down to the laptop to begin a post about my upcoming...
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Surgery, creepers and tiny squares
The day before surgery and I did what I expect most people do, I spent the day playing minecraft. We did have some productive moments, the kids had karate, I secured a sponsor for Madi’s soccer team...
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Normal? maybe I am a wimp.
I am home and sitting for the most part comfortably. I use the term loosely and for the first time today. I consider myself to be pretty tough with a high pain threshold. Child birth, a c-section,...
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Clouds are clearing the sky is bright
Today is a very special day for me. The sun is shinning, the sky is blue and the temperatures are low, the makings of a wonderful day. I got up early showered and did the normal morning routine....
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Stress
Stress. No matter how fast we run it seems to always be right on our tail. You can try to hide but it always seems to find you. Sure, there will be times when you think you may just have … Continue...
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Sensory Overload
Pumpkins and pink items. Everywhere I go there they are. Pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin coffee, pop tarts, bagels, waffles, oatmeal, marshmallow, beer, potato chips and even vodka. Virtually anything...
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So where did my money go?
Not too long ago I wrote a post, Sensory Overload, in which I implied my distrust for all of the pink that we all must swim in for the entire month of October. I made the following statement, Don’t...
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It’s all in a Bra
As a pre teen many young girls with visions of the perfect cleavage will take matters into their own hands and add to the bounty that nature provides or in some cases fails to provide. My own young...
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Mark the date
I was standing amongst a group of women the other day listening to the conversation. I am not fully sure how, but the topic of breast cancer came up. Three of the four of us standing there lost our...
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