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People with similarities clump together like flies on a rotting carcass. Men do it all the time with their colleges, fraternities and sports. Women do it – scrapbooking, gourmet cooking, children of a certain age — you hit one of their … Continue reading
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I’m a cancer survivor and as such I do yearly follow-ups. My testing schedule was around the Christmas holidays. There were two occasions where there was something suspicious. That means more testing. Working around holidays and staff vacation schedules leads … Continue reading
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Lately I have noticed that I’m uncomfortable. Straps are falling down. So are other things. You know what that means. It’s time to buy some new holsters for the girls. There is nothing more uncomfortable than a stretched out bra. … Continue reading
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“I don’t think there’s anything to worry about but we’ll do a biopsy to be sure.” As a cancer survivor I heard those words more often than I would like. The odds were always in my favor for the mammograms … Continue reading
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So…how do you act when you get bad news? Ride with your emotions? Blubber all over the place? Try to keep a stiff upper lip? Not sure what to do? Yeah, me too. We got bad news last week. Someone … Continue reading
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Yesterday was my family reunion. There is a sadness on the day after an event. Perhaps it’s a sense of letdown after all the anticipation. Maybe it’s knowing that it won’t happen again for another year and everything might be … Continue reading
Thanks to all of you who were so supportive after my last post. You shared your stories both by commenting on this blog and by sending me private emails. All were appreciated. Some of your stories were very inspirational. I am always … Continue reading
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You can ask any cancer survivor. Once you get that diagnosis, it sits on your shoulders. Forever. The routine monitoring is no longer routine. It’s a big deal. Not in what actually happens but because of what might happen. I … Continue reading
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The sun finally came out after 40 days and 40 nights of gloom and I was perking up. My holiday spirit was starting to appear. Then I got an email from a good friend. She was scheduled for a needle … Continue reading
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This post is dedicated to Bettie and Sharon! There is nothing more uplifting than having lunch with some long-time girlfriends. If they’ve been your friend for a while, they know who you are. Enough said! Yesterday I had lunch with … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 