I've got a shadow with me 24/7. It's my dog, Winston.  We got the dog, 16 years ago, for our children.  He's been my dog ever since.  I'm...

Riley had approached us as soon as she began college about attending a summer internship in Europe.  This would be the last summer she wo...

Dr. Hanna has ordered a heart echo.  There is a slight chance the chemo can damage my heart so before I begin they want to take a look to...

It's Tuesday, June 20th and I'm scheduled for my port surgery.  I'm to report at 10:20 a.m. I'm not nervous, I know the drill.  As I just...

When I was diagnosed, I knew I wanted to talk with my friend, Maureen.  We met when our sons attended preschool together.  Almost 25 year...

I went to the dark side last week.  I lost my happy place for awhile. I let fear take over.  I let someone's words wound me.  I forgot to...

When the Big "C" comes into your life, you want the best line of defense. You want the best care that will give you the best odds. I no...

One thing I really wanted to do before chemo began was to get away with my husband.  Kind of like a "Baby Moon" - where the soon to be pa...

I take Michael Walker's recommendation and make an appointment for an acupuncture treatment. I've asked him for alternative medicine proc...

As I've stated before having cancer not only is hard on you physically, it is just as difficult mentally. There are times when I feel the...

Tuesday, July 11th, begins with a session with Natalie.  Tune up done - check!  Visit to the breast surgeon to get the okay for surgery d...

My chemotherapy treatments are to begin on July 12th.  I begin to get things in order for my next phase. I finalize everything for the we...

It's JuIy 12th, I wake up ready to take on the task at hand.  I've grounded myself, meditated and put the numbing cream on my port.  I'm ...

I've come home from my treatment and spend the day relaxing and watching one of the gazillion movies I've DVR'd.  I faithfully take my an...

Last night Bob and I were watching television when he looked over and I had tears in my eyes. Looking concerned, he asked if I was in pai...

One of the side effects of chemo treatment is losing your hair.  When I left my breast surgeon's office and was walking to the elevator w...

I know I'm going to lose my hair.  I've been told it will happen before or right after the second treatment.  I've made the decision to s...

One of the side effects of chemotherapy is nausea.  It can be debilitating.  During my treatment, they gave me two different anti-nausea ...

I decided to shave my head on Sunday. I wanted to have some control over losing my hair. Key word here - ​control ​ ; -cancer seems to ...

I will have my third chemo today.  I never sleep well the night before as I want to relish my body feeling well.  I know that once I have...