Category Archives: Awareness
I’m in no mood — unless you keep it real
Pinktober is approaching. And I’m in NO mood to deal with it. I don’t know about you, but I am tired. What am I tired of you ask? Well, I am tired of… ✔ Money spent on breast cancer “awareness.” … Continue reading
Sometimes “Unfinished Business” stays unfinished
I am not into cancer movies. There’s something about the majority of them – at least the ones I’ve seen – that does not accurately portray my reality of having cancer. Maybe that’s too much to expect from Hollywood, but … Continue reading
My Dumb Phone
As some of you already know from my recent “15 facts about me” post, I don’t own a smart phone. By choice. I still have a dumb phone. There’s a story connected with that. In 2011, while I was waiting … Continue reading
Eternal Stormclouds of a Conscious Mind
I’ve been thinking about the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” It’s about a couple that has a painful breakup, and each goes through a procedure to erase their memories of each other, slowly forgetting the person they used … Continue reading
I don’t want to sound like a weirdo, but…
A few months before finding my lump, I didn’t feel like myself. I sensed something was wrong but couldn’t figure it out. It’s not like I felt sick or anything. I didn’t experience any symptoms of any kind. Plus my … Continue reading
This is not the drug I take
I’m on my way home and I decide to stop at the pharmacy to pick up my Tamoxifen refill. The pharmacist confirms my name and hands me the bag containing the medication. I look inside, as I always do, to … Continue reading
A lesson from an elevator
Lately I’ve been anxious about aches and pains. Always worried about a reoccurrence, even after the tests and MRIs come back looking fine. Although I know we are all going to go one way or another, I am not one … Continue reading
The small c 