Most of the time I don't get angry about breast cancer. I can think of more traumatic things that could happen to me - total paralysis, rape, murder. In support groups, I've been amazed at how often women talk about being fortunate to have breast cancer compared to other health problems. "My brother-in-law had a stroke and can't talk," said one... Read more
When I was at my parents' house over Thanksgiving, my mother gave me a bag of letters and cards that she didn't want to throw out. So now I'm looking for a place to stash over 10 years of Mother's Day card, thank you notes, and assorted memorabilia. In the stack were printouts of some emails I had sent when I was in treatment... Read more
One of the most frightening aspects of my breast cancer diagnosis in 1998 was that I never knew my symptoms might be breast cancer until the doctor told me I needed a biopsy for inflammatory breast cancer. I didn't know that breast cancer doesn't always start with a lump.
About eight weeks earlier at the beginning of February, I jumped... Read more
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