Monday, February 13, 2012
Just Diagnosed with Cancer? Chat with Experts

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sue dyer

sue dyer

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I am a teacher of French from Melbourne, Australia.

Tough but worth it

Well, school holidays are here and I actually find myself with some time to write about my most recent BC experience. I wanted to write in detail about this to pass on some information to other women who are trying to decide whether they will have a breast reconstruction.   When I was diagnosed with IBC in October 2008, I decided then and... Read moreChevron
SWhiting

SWhiting

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www.sarawhiting.blogspot.com

Sailboats

After cancer treatment, I think we all must look like a sailboat pushed off from the dock. We need puffs of fresh breezes and some sort of map so we may proceed.   Pushing off from that dock, that is hope. Hope with a capital H. We leave the medically guided treatments behind, knowing we are out there in the boundary-less ocean under our... Read moreChevron
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lynn with a lump

lynn with a lump

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38 year old mother living with this evil, called breast cancer

reconstuction?

today I met with the plastic surgen, so many options I really did not want implants. I also thought that he could do everey thing at ounce and that will be it. I was wroung because of the radiation the skin is hard. He said something about an extender then implants or D-flap process where use fat and skin from the stomach and create and... Read moreChevron
CowgirlSuz

CowgirlSuz

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I'm a writer, speaker, journalist, and cowgirl.

Haunted by the Ghosts of Cancer Past

I am not my father.   My cancer is not my father’s cancer. Two very simple statements, but the journey I undertook to be able to say them, and more importantly, to believe them, was perilous. What I didn’t understand when I was diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago is that I would not be experiencing this health... Read moreChevron
Angi

Angi

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2 time breast cancer survivor, mother, and wife.

A Guide to Handling Hotflashes

Hot flashes are experienced by many women when cancer or its treatment affects hormone levels, but there are ways to manage hot flashes that can improve your quality of life.