Why is lymphedema still such a mystery? As you, Dear Readers, are likely aware, March is Lymphedema Awareness Month. Sometimes, I think there are way too many designations assigned to each month to promote awareness for various conditions, diseases, and causes. Who can keep track? However, in this case, I say, bring it on. There …
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One of the first thoughts that crossed my mind when we ushered in 2018, was gosh, it’s ten years since Mother died. Ten years. A whole decade. One-tenth of a century. 120 months. 520 weeks. 3,650 days. That old cliche, it still feels like yesterday fits. So does that other one, it seems like a …
From time to time, I share guest posts here on the blog. I love sharing my space because I believe strongly in the power of shared stories. Recently, I was thinking, what better way to advocate could there be than to feature posts periodically by those living with metastatic disease? Hence, this #MetsMonday invitation. This …
I am always on the lookout for information and studies about the dreaded, drugs we love to hate – aromatase inhibitors. I have written about these drugs quite a few times. They definitely do have a dark side, for some of us anyway. Read my most recent post about staying on them beyond five years …
I’m pleased to tell you about an informative book authored by my online friend and fellow blogger, Carolyn Thomas. The book’s title is, A Woman’s Guide to Living with Heart Disease, John Hopkins University Press (2017), first edition, Baltimore, MD. 168 pages. Women’s health.