Yep. Lymphedema is breast cancer’s booby prize alright. As you probably know, March is Lymphedema Awareness Month. Over the years, I’ve shared guest posts from some amazing women who have been diagnosed with this still too often under-discussed potential side effect from breast cancer treatment.
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It’s been nine years since my mother died from metastatic breast cancer. She was diagnosed with early stage, ER+ breast cancer in 2004. Her cancer metastasized to her liver and probably her bones, too, in 2007. She died a few months later on March 6, 2008. Statistics say, following a metastatic diagnosis, the median survival …
Does everything happen for a reason? Um, no. What do you think? Recently, I was pulled into a Twitter conversation about an article in which the writer had proclaimed she believed all things happen for a reason. There was then further discussion about anger and how it is often considered somewhat of a “sorry” emotion, …
President’s Day is the perfect time to write a post about becoming more politically engaged, don’t you think? Actually, any time is the perfect time. Now is always the perfect time for action. Something procrastinators like me should keep in mind regarding many things.
I’ve been contemplating whether or not to write another political post. Should I or shouldn’t I? And what do I say at this point anyway? I shared my feelings of disappointment about the recent election result in an earlier post. Here it is over two months later, and maybe I should be feeling better about …