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Remembering Mary
Yesterday, on May 21st, I turned 45. Officially at 4:35am. My Birthday is a mixture of happiness and sadness. Happiness because I’m still here despite living with a terminal illness and sadness...
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When is it Time to Say ‘Uncle’?
It’s been a LONG week. No, a really long ass Mother Fucker of a week. It’s going on day 4 of the elevator in my building being out of commission. We live on the 4th floor. That means 6 flights down and...
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My Disease Is Not A Game
It’s happening again. The Facebook games and I don’t mean Candy Crush. It usually happens closer to October but it seems that lately these games just keep going on a loop. The latest one, I’m sure...
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We Are Literally Dying For A Cure
Before Cancer, my Twitter and Facebook feed was filled with friends complaining about the inconveniences in their life – who got cut off in traffic, who spilled coffee on their clothes on the way to...
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The Game Changer
I’ve been having a relationship with NED for the past 16 months. Things were good. Real good. Good enough that one of my Dr’s suggested I take a break from the Aromatase Inhibitor to see if the side...
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Fireflies, Memories, Ugly Crying and a Bit of Yoga
I’ve been a total slacker with my blog. Life can be a real punk sometimes. I had the mammogram and ultrasound but no biopsy. I met with the surgeon and she reviewed everything. Her opinion was that...
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Fireflies, Memories, Ugly Crying and a Bit of Yoga
I’ve been a total slacker with my blog. Life can be a real punk sometimes. I had the mammogram and ultrasound but no biopsy. I met with the surgeon and she reviewed everything. Her opinion was that...
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A Letter to My Son
Dear Son, You just turned 16. It seems like I blinked and you went from a curious toddler to a handsome, bright young man with such a bright future within your grasp. I so excited for you and can’t...
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A New Chapter
In a previous post I mentioned that my Oncologist suggested I take a break from the Exemestane I’ve been taking since my diagnosis. I had been complaining about my increasing weight and my inability...
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Looking Back
2 yrs ago on, August 19th, while taking my husband Jeff to the airport, I received a call from my GP that I wouldn’t truly understand. I had been undergoing tests for most of the month for what I had...
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Door #1, 2 or 3
I have been on a medically approved break from my Aromatase Inhibitor since June. Since then I have been able to lose 15lbs and I’ve felt so much better. While I’ve been on this break I have been...
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The Day We Died at the Capital
I attended a Metastatic Breast Cancer conference back in April in Philadelphia hosted by Living Beyond Breast Cancer. It was a memorable experience for many reasons. The most notable was that a new...
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Be Careful What You Wish For
In 6 days I’ll finally be having breast surgery. Finally. *gulp* I’ve been asking for surgery since I was diagnosed 2 yrs ago. Initially, I was told I needed to get to a stable point and then we could...
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Pathology Report and Decisions
Almost 2 weeks after my bilateral lumpectomy the surgeon FINALLY called me. The left side that had hinkey looking cysts/tissue was not cancerous but definitely needed to come out. She said it was more...
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My Son the Doctor
Ever since my son was 7 yrs old he had a love of computers. He discovered YouTube and found that he could watch courses taught by MIT professors. He took notes. He was facinated. He taught himself...
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15 Days In and I Already Want a Do-Over
I’m not going to lie. The end of the year was rough. There was what felt like, an unprecedented number of deaths in my circles. So, when January came a knockin’, well I was all too happy to close the...
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The Murky Waters Have Become Clear
It’s been a very rocky month. Since my second breast surgery and learning of progresion in my ribs, I’ve started a new treatment of Ibrance/Faslodex and had another PET Scan. Going into the PET Scan,...
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My Rebuttal to the New York Post
On February 15, 2016 the New York Post ran an Editorial about the Aid in Dying Bill introduced by Democratic Amy Paulin in the Assembly and Republican John Bonacic in the state Senate. You can read the...
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The Best Surprise
It’s not often I log onto Facebook and get a wonderful surprise. Many times its filled with not so good news about friends reporting on test results or finding out another has died too soon. But today...
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A Very Special Day
Today was a very special day. As parents we ‘check of’ the various milestones our children reach and make mental notes of those that have yet to come. When you have a terminal illness you find yourself...
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