I've written before about Bisphosphonate Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BIONJ), which I was diagnosed with back in June of 2020, and you can read about that here. From what I am hearing from a variety of doctors, there are more cases of BIONJ since those of us with MBC and other metastatic cancers are … Continue reading BIONJ, Part II
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Weekly Round-Up from Marie Ennis O’Conner
T for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me …Weekly Round-Up
Make New Friends, but keep the old
I was in Girl Scouts once upon a time. It feels like eons ago at times and yet so much of that experience (maybe a year or so) has actually stuck with me over the years. Maybe it was because we not only had a troop but I went to a camp in the mountains. … Continue reading Make New Friends, but keep the old
Weekly Round-Up from Marie Ennis O’Conner
T for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me …Weekly Round-Up
Weekly Round-Up from Marie Ennis-O’Conner
T for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me …Weekly Round-Up
Dignity
What is "Dignity"? The English word dignity comes from the Latin word, dignitas, which means “worthiness.” Dignity implies that each person is worthy of honor and respect for who they are, not just for what they can do. In other words, human dignity cannot be earned and cannot be taken away. It’s an inalienable gift given … Continue reading Dignity
Weekly Round-Up from Marie Ennis O’Conner and Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week.Weekly Round-Up
Grief versus Regret
I was watching one of my favorite TV shows the other day, A Million Little Things, and as often happens, how they dealt with the concept we'd been discussing in a support group that same week resonated with me. In the episode I was watching (and warning, spoiler alert!!), Rome Howard, a character played by … Continue reading Grief versus Regret
Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week.Weekly Round-Up
Hair
I was born with a full head of hair and it just grew from there. When I was younger, I had the 80s bowl cut (among many others) and I think I’ve had every length of hair you can envision, including the length so long that I would accidentally sit on strands if I wasn’t … Continue reading Hair
