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Category Archives: Cancer
We Can’t Save Time
A Rave Plug “how to save time” into your favorite search engine and see how many results you get. Bing came up with 133,000,000. Well, guess what? We can’t really save time. Certainly we can learn to do certain tasks … Continue reading
A Rave Keeping A-Breast
As some of you know, I now have two blogs: “Reading, Writing, Ranting and Raving” and “Keeping A-Breast: Cancer Lessons.” I don’t cross-post much between them. However, my KAB blog was recently highlighted on the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation … Continue reading
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Tagged Breast, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation
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Cancer Lesson Update and Shameless Library Promotion
Rave: Cancer Lessons Update and Shameless Library Promotion First, the Cancer Lessons update: In the next few weeks, my Cancer Lesson posts will be disappearing from this blog and reappearing in a more cohesive format on a new one, Keeping A-Breast: … Continue reading
Cancer Lesson #66: You’ll Never Forget Your Anniversary
Rave: Cancer Lesson #66 — You’ll never forget your anniversary. Two years ago today, at about 9:30 am, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I will celebrate being alive today. And tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. And the … Continue reading
Cancer Lesson #65: No More Port in a Storm — Update
As updates go, this isn’t much of one. I’m getting my port removed this week and not looking forward to it. However, radiology called to say I’ll need blood work done before this can happen (and doesn’t the phrase “blood … Continue reading
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Cancer Lesson #65: No More Port in a Storm
Rant: Cancer Lesson #65 — No More Port in a Storm A few weeks ago, I got an EOB (Explanation of Benefits) for a “medical procedure” (one of my favorite euphemisms of all time) from our insurance company. This form … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer lesson, Cancer rant, chemo, Chemo Port, Medical bills, Medical Port
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Cancer Lesson #64: It’s the Little Things That Matter
Rave: Cancer Lesson #64 – It’s the Little Things That Matter I bought some new bras this week. No, the word “little” in the title is not a reflection of their size (though it would be accurate). And, yes, I … Continue reading
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Tagged After Cancer, bra, Brassiere, Camisole, Cancer, Sports bra, Undergarment
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Cancer Lesson #63: Everything Gives You Cancer
Rant: Cancer Lesson #63 — Everything gives you cancer. One of the (many) weird things about having survived breast cancer is that no one really knows why I got it. As you can imagine, this makes it hard to figure out … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Cancer Lesson #63, Everything Gives You Cancer, Joe Jackson, things that give you cancer
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Cancer Lesson 10-9A
Cancer Lesson 10-9A: A guest post by my friend Pat Rainey You may notice the lesson number is out of sequence. That’s because 10/9 was the day Pat got her first all clear scan after surgery and chemo. It Doesn’t Matter … Continue reading
Cancer Lesson #60: One in eight women will get breast cancer.
Rant: Cancer Lesson #60 — One in eight women will get breast cancer. Another friend. Another diagnosis. So many people will walk this lonely road.
Reading, Writing, Ranting and Raving 