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Tag Archives: health
My, How Time Flies…
It’s almost over. There is one treatment left to go. There will still be a few more months of cancer related tests and appointments, of course. And the port will have to be flushed every six weeks until they decide … Continue reading
Posted in About me, Cancer, Faith, Treatment
Tagged blessings, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, coping, encouragement, faith, family, fear, God, health, heart, hope, love, praise, radiation, side effects, thankfulness, treatment
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It’s Baaack… (Not the cancer!)
You know, I’ve gotten a lot of comments since my diagnosis about how wonderful my attitude was. Several folks along the way have commented on how awesome it was that I was not only able to maintain my sense of … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Health, Humor, Treatment
Tagged beliefs, blessings, cancer, chemotherapy, Chronological Bible in 90 Days, faith, fear, God, health, humor, menstruation, thankfulness
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Day One…
Well, today was day one in our efforts to read through the Bible in 90 days. Our reading was Genesis chapters 1-11 and Job chapters 1-5. Following our SOAP formula, I’m supposed to pick out a verse that stood out … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, Bible, blessings, breast cancer, cancer, Chronological Bible in 90 Days, faith, God, health, heart, praise, prayer, thankfulness, treatment
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One Year Later…
It has been a year since my OB/GYN found the lump in my breast during a routine breast exam while I was in for my annual gynecological exam. Actually, it was a year on June 16th, but I went back … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, blessings, breast cancer, cancer, doctor, encouragement, faith, fear, God, health, hope, illness, love, praise, thankfulness, video
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GOOD News/BAD News/NO News
GOOD News: I got the results from my BRAC Analysis (which is actually a test of the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes) and they were negative. Specifically, no mutation was found. This is very GOOD news! It means that … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, blessings, breast cancer, cancer, encouragement, faith, God, health, hope, love, praise, prayer, sickness, thankfulness, thanksgiving, trust, video
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NO MORE RADIATION!!!!
It’s finally over! I got my LAST radiation treatment today. I even got a Certificate of Completion, LOL. Coincidentally, the other side of the office, the medical oncology office was having an open house to celebrate the completion of the … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, breast cancer, cancer, health, humor, laughter, radiation, side effects, test, treatment
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A Closer Look at Radiation Treatments…
Five weeks of radiation down, and two more to go. I go in later than usual on Monday so they can do some additional setup for the final seven treatments, called “boost” treatments. So far, the radiation has targeted the … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer, coping, encouragement, faith, fear, God, health, radiation, resources, self advocacy, side effects, support, treatment, web sites
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☢ Radiation Alert! ☢
I began my radiation therapy today. The first treatment was nothing special. It’s very fast, taking no more than five minutes at the absolute most for the actual treatment. I spend more time getting ready for it. I have to … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer, faith, God, health, radiation, side effects, treatment
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Seven Down, One More to Go!
Well, I’ve gotten seven of my eight scheduled dense dose chemo treatments. Just one final big bad one to go after this! I am so excited to be done with it. I’ll still keep getting the Herceptin through October or … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, coping, encouragement, faith, health, sickness, side effects, thankfulness, treatment
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Sinus Issues, Thanksgiving Dinner, and Other Miscellanies…
Well, I seem to be over my infection issues. Praise the Lord! I have a bit of a sinus cold, though, which is unpleasant, but doesn’t seem to be getting any worse. I always tell Mark that there’s a fine … Continue reading
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, faith, God, health, hope, humor, praise, prayer, sickness, thanksgiving, treatment, trust
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One of Those Days…
Ever have one of those days where everything that could go wrong does? Of course you have. We all have. Today was one of those for me. Actually, I’d say it really started yesterday. Or maybe even a few days … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, breast cancer, cancer, encouragement, faith, God, health, humor, praise, sickness, thankfulness
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Thank You, God, for Muscle Relaxers!
So, I’ve got this whole new issue with MAJOR back spasms. NO fun at all. I had a few after the first chemo treatment, but this time around they’ve been much, much worse. Bad enough to literally stop me in … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, chemo, chemotherapy, health, side effects, treatment
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Bulldog Love 