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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Radiation - Take Two . . .

    I was told to make an appointment with the radiologist toward the end of my chemo treatments.  I made the appointment for November 14th...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Fitting . . . or getting a "Tat"

    On December 18th, I have an appointment to have a fitting for my radiation treatments.  I want to go alone so I can get the lay of the...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Test Run . . . Can I Do This?

    I have an appointment the Thursday prior to beginning radiation for a "run through".  I arrive and change and am taken to a new room...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 19, 2018
    • 4 min

    Not Funny Universe!

    So I guess the universe decided I didn’t have enough on my plate.  I started my day going for my final “fitting” for radiation.  Arriving...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 17, 2018
    • 3 min

    Pity Party for One

    The night I got home from the emergency.  I had my foot wrapped in an ace bandage and was sitting in my go to lazy boy with my foot...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 14, 2018
    • 5 min

    First Zap

    Today’s the day., February 12th.  My six weeks of radiation begins.  Every day at 9:36.  Bob is going to take me today, since my ankle is...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 5 min

    Can you say Mummy?

    My left arm and hand were swollen.  I went to see a lymphedema specialist, Dr. Riutta.  Yep, I had it.  I knew about lymphedema as my...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Competition

    When you’re in treatment you see fellow patients on a regular basis, especially during radiation which is at the same time every day. ...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Apr 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Making it fun . . .

    My husband had a job where he commuted from Detroit to Winston Salem, North Carolina for 7 years.  Just prior to my diagnosis he accepted...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 31, 2018
    • 4 min

    Ringing the Final Bell

    Today is the day.  I’m up early and I’m beyond excited!  It’s the day I’ve been waiting for 11 months.  Today I ring the bell for my last...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 28, 2018
    • 3 min

    Burn Baby Burn . . .

    Now while I'm writing this, in my head I'm hearing the song Disco Inferno.  "Burn baby burn" I had met with the plastic surgeon to...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 27, 2018
    • 2 min

    Now What?

    I had my last radiation treatment three weeks ago.  This week is the first week since my diagnosis that I don’t have an appointment. ...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    Wolfman

    I couldn’t wait for my hair to begin growing.  As I’ve said before I desperately wanted my eyebrows and eyelashes back.  Ever hear that...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    Estelle and my Wig . . .

    My brother, Ritchie, has 8 grandchildren.  Every Tuesday, he and his wife have “Tuesday Night” dinner.  This has tradition has been in...

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    CAREYCORN1
    • Mar 17, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Gift . . .

    My daughter, Riley, was obtaining her BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University.  As part of her program to graduate, she had to...

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