Information and opinions on health from CowgirlSuz at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/404657/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/404657/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/404657/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/110466/haunted Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:24:11 -0400 CowgirlSuz 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 crisis alone.   I’m not talking about family and friends helping me and supporting me; I... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/110466/haunted http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/106583/darnit Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:17:06 -0400 CowgirlSuz I pride myself on being raised a cowgirl. My dad was a Texas cowboy, and he raised my sister and I to wrangle horses, shovel out stalls, throw hay bales, and never mind the dirt or the muck. We got thrown off and got back on, we hopped on our favorite quarter horse and rode him around the pasture without saddle or bridle, and we dodged wild dogs and rattlesnakes on trail rides. We weren’t Texas tough, but we were about as tough as... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/106583/darnit http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/105502/wielding Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:04:16 -0500 CowgirlSuz A few days ago someone said something that shocked me. I wanted to use the leaf blower to do some much needed clean-up on the front porch and someone, trying to talk me out of it, called me “ill.”   Shocking. I was appalled. Why? Because I don’t feel ill.   I’m not even quite sure exactly what it means to be ill. Maybe you can help me figure this out.   A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/105502/wielding http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/104832/staring Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:59:07 -0500 CowgirlSuz I’ve noticed something strange lately. Everyone’s staring at my chest.   It’s not that I’m particularly well endowed, or that I wear those super low v-neck Tshirts hawked by Abercrombie & Fitch.   No. It’s because something is missing…and people know it.   Three months ago, in early September I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I noticed a little dent in the side of my right breast... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/404657/104832/staring