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Radiation Reality

  Radiation is the third of three legs of this FBC treatment stool. I am hopeful that that when it’s complete, this stool will be a strong and solid foundation that will last for generations to come....

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Fabulous Ferry and Lousy Lymphedema

Two days ago, out of the clear blue (actually it was raining) sky, I noticed that I had the beginnings of lymphedema.  F-bomb.  My wrist was swollen and, while typing, there was an indentation on my...

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Freight Train of Fatigue

  The freight train of fatigue has taken up residence in my body.  Whoaaaaa, Nelly. Why do x-rays to a small area of my body cause so much exhaustion, you ask? While radiation is intended to destroy...

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Big Day!

Today was a big day.  A…R E A L L Y. B I G. D A Y.  for two reasons. Why, you ask?  Well, first of all, I had my eyebrows plucked and shaped! This is a big deal because I now HAVE eyebrows!  It’s been...

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Resilience

My last Radiation treatment is a week from today.  Wow. Absolutely remarkable that nearly 8 months have passed since my FBC diagnosis. Radiation finishing is not to say that everything related to FBC...

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Graduation!

Radiation Graduation Certificate! I have had the honor of earning quite a few graduation certificates in my life (because I loooooove school!). I can honestly say that the one I received yesterday...

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Silver Lining Checkup!

Today, I had a wonderful checkup in San Francisco with my Radiation Oncologist at UCSF. I was so excited to show my doctor my skin (at the radiation site) because it’s healing so well. I must admit...

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Let’s Talk About Sex (During Cancer Treatment), Baby

Let’s Talk About Sex (During Cancer Treatment), Baby In the midst of a cancer diagnosis, treatment, or recovery, intimacy can easily slip to the bottom of the priority list (if it makes it on the list...

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Breast Cancer Tattoo Removal

One of the constant reminders of my experience with FBC (f-bomb breast cancer) is my tattoos from radiation. Now, granted they are small, the size of pen dots. Most people wouldn’t even notice them....

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Relaxation During Cancer Treatment

I know that it will not come as a surprise when I say that cancer and its treatment can be stressful for people with cancer and their caregivers. Understatement of the decade, I’d say.  When I was...

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