So many many times during our chemo days (yes, they were ours, not just mine, as Garry took on much of the weight of those days), I would look to my dear Husband, my new caretaker, and feel an overpowering love I have never felt in all our 32-years of marriage. A gentle, no-words-needed, constant …
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When one gets a medical diagnosis that runs on the scary side, meaning your life is endangered, one works diligently to get to the good side of that diagnosis, if possible. Garry and I knew from the beginning of my diagnosis, based on information we were given, that we might not get to the good …
My breast cancer diagnosis is now a permanent road post in my life. I was happily motoring along, riding smooth pavement, when suddenly caught by surprise and forced to pull off onto unstable terrain: BREAST CANCER NEXT EXIT. Gaa! I hate that road. But, as with all rough ground I have found myself traveling, I’ve …
Years and years ago, long before choosing a name for a year became fashionable, a word came to me that I knew was meant for the upcoming 12 months. It happened when I was on a long walk with my beloved dog on my birthday. The day had dawned foggy and visibility was low. We …
Maybe you have heard this phrase before: cancer kind. A friend said it to me in reference how well those with cancer are treated, wherever they go. As a person still undergoing treatment for cancer, whose hair has yet to return, I can verify this is a phenomenon. Countless times people have been cancer kind …
While I have offered my Patti-ized version of breast cancer advice, this post is a pure resource page for those who have no idea where to get start gathering solid info about cancer. Some links are specific to breast cancer and others cover the wider topic of cancer. I pray you never need this list, …
BE HAPPY, DADGUM IT! (but if you can’t: EAT THIS) Um, stop telling me what to do, Yahoo/facebook/Twitter/Drudge links. Anyone one else suddenly feel as if happiness is the new panacea for what ails us? If I had to pigeonhole myself, I’d say I was an optimistic realist. Huh? What does that even mean? Realist: …
Taking dem cutesy baby pics of your kiddos and grandkiddos can be a frustrating experience, no? YES! While this may be one of my shortest posts to date, it will be one that helps you learn some mad baby-taking photo skilz, yo. (Yes, I am aware I am the biggest doof when I write this …
I’m writing these words in early summer, June exactly, about 2/3rds of the way through my treatment plan. As of this morning, I have 5 weeks and 2 days until my last chemo treatment, which normally would be a blip on my summer calendar, but today seems like a long, hot, lonely West Texas stretch …
I haven’t read a post about breast cancer that has resonated with me like this one: How statistics guided me through life, death and ‘The Price Is Right’. It’s funny and is filled with truth of what a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent myriad of decision making looks like. Based on pure stats, I should …