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Calling the Shots

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  • Feb 08, 12 05:50AM
    Early this week, the world lost two incredible women to breast cancer, Rachel Cheetham Moro and Susan Niebur. These women's presence was deeply felt on the blogosphere, but most importantly, we in the online...
  • Feb 01, 12 07:45PM
    During chemotherapy, I didn't lose my hair. At the time, I was relieved. But in hindsight, I wish I would have shaved my hair and eyebrows at the time. I would then have donned my bald head...
  • Jan 12, 12 08:27AM
     "Diagnosis" I wrote this piece the year after my double mastectomy with reconstruction. Before my surgery, I was already grap pling...
  • Jan 08, 12 07:41PM
    During the most recent #BCSM tweetchat, each participant chose three words that would guide him or her for 2012. This excellent idea came from Philippa at Feisty Blue Gecko, who has bee n...
  • Dec 13, 11 08:45AM
    "I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood...the transformation of sil ence...
  • Dec 01, 11 07:47AM
    Five years ago today, I had to get something off my chest.It was my breasts. I had a prophylactic double mastectomy with reconstruction (DIEP) December 1, 2006, a day I will k now...
  • Nov 08, 11 07:34AM
    Just a few weeks ago, I used my medical group's walk-in service because of a nasty bout of bronchitis. Little did I know the appointment would feel like a rollercoaster derailing, thank s...
  • Nov 02, 11 05:59AM
     Ari and I at her first hockey game I am back from my hiatus from all discussions pink. As readers of my blog know, the first half of October was unbearable for me with pink all over as...
  • Oct 16, 11 11:29PM
    As is true for many affected by breast cancer, October has been especially rough on me. How have I dealt with all of the pink hoopla invading this month? Not very well, I'm afraid But...
  • Oct 01, 11 04:49AM
    Well, it's officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I've decided to kick off the month by not waiting until October 13 to discuss metastatic breast cancer.Because metastatic breast cancer is what kills...
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