Category: The Beginning
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muga
When I was told that I needed a MUGA scan, my head immediately went to a stranger standing in a dark alley looking for his next purse snatching victim. Turns out there is no alley, no sketchy guy, and my purse is just fine. A MUGA scan is short for a Multigated Acquisition Scan. For…
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negative is not positive
When I got my original diagnosis, I naturally got excited when I saw a lot of “negative” on the biopsy report. Everyone knows the word negative on a biopsy is positive ….RIGHT?! Well, it turns out that when dealing with breast cancer, three negatives are in no way a positive. Let me share a little…
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telling my kids
When I reflect back on the past few weeks, difficult conversations have become the norm. However, there was one that was the hardest and the one that broke my heart; telling my children that I had breast cancer. Those who know me understand that I am one of those parents who feels it is important…
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the voice
I have talked a lot about the compassionate and caring voice that I keep encountering as I move from appointment to appointment. I actually have started to truly appreciate this voice as it has made each step easier to take when the messages are delivered with sensitivity and acknowledgement of the impact. Oddly, I have…
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new words for my life dictionary
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC). Bit of a mouthful and not really a combination of words that a person would normally use in day-to-day discussion. I really cannot see being out with friends for lunch, sitting on a patio, enjoying a seafood salad with a glass of wine and saying, “hey, did you hear about Invasive…
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the first step on the path
I knew I had cancer when I had my mammogram on January 13th, 2022. You may think this is odd, but let me explain. Prior to starting the scan, the technician went through a script telling me about how the results would be sent out within two weeks to both my doctor and me. She…
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dr.google
So I am certain that everyone knows that google is great for finding information on a million and one REALLY important things that you need to know in life, including where to find vegan friendly underwear, if you can die from having the hiccups (there is not direct link to hiccups and death, honest…google it)…
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boob squish
Ah the boob squish, also more formally known as the mammogram. I will admit that at 51, I have only had 2 mammograms in my life. The first was in November 2013 to look into a small dot that appeared on a CT scan for an unrelated issue; and the second was at the start…
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six little letters
Cancer. It’s just a word. There are six little letter and none of them are actually cool letters like an X or a Q with no U. In fact, it is kind of a cheater word as it uses one letter twice! It is just a word when there is nothing about it that touches…
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