I love pictures. Before children I didn't take many pictures and now, I take thousands, sometimes daily. The amount of backing up and keeping those pictures safe is quite elaborate! Outside of the normal parental obsession with capturing all of the amazing moments of each of my boys, there is now also the added fear … Continue reading Picture Day 2019
9/11 a/k/a Patriots Day
There are a few events that define each generation and I think the events of 9/11 did just that for mine. I've not met anyone yet who wasn't able to quickly answer the question ... "where were you when the towers fell?" On 9/11/2001, I was living in Virginia Beach, VA, and was in my … Continue reading 9/11 a/k/a Patriots Day
What’s different?
There's always one or more discussions going on in #CancerLand about what might have or will cause cancer. For those of us with cancer, this discussion is fraught with pitfalls and angst. No one, after all, wants to be told that they did something to cause the worst thing that has ever happened. No one. … Continue reading What’s different?
My third week on Piqray and Faslodex
Outside of a little storm we had this past week, things have smoothed out with the transition to the new meds. I'm super thankful that we didn't sustain a direct hit by Dorian, but there are many other people who didn't fare as well. We've been collecting a variety of aid items for the people … Continue reading My third week on Piqray and Faslodex
Bullying
bul·ly /ˈbo͝olē/ verb; gerund or present participle: bullying is to "seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)." I've never been all that susceptible to bullying. There have been times that I felt bullied or pushed by various people in a variety of contexts; however, I wasn't aware of it in the moment. The … Continue reading Bullying
Death and hurricanes
Have you heard the saying ... "Two things that are a certainty, death and hurricanes."? Oh wait, it's death and taxes, right?! Clearly I'm not up on my sayings. But that's what I'm thinking about ... death and hurricanes. As I write this post, thousands of people in Florida and elsewhere are dealing with the … Continue reading Death and hurricanes
My second week on Piqray and Faslodex
Last Friday, my sugar spiked to 268 😳 and I had to stop taking Piqray, while starting Metformin, until we got the sugar under control. That set up a truly miserable weekend as I was not aware that I would get ALL THE SIDE EFFECTS from Metformin; truly, it was miserable. Then, I saw my … Continue reading My second week on Piqray and Faslodex
Negativity
It hasn't happened to me personally yet, however, I've observed several people I know being accused of being negative as they shared their actual, real life experiences with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. I've read their accounts carefully and realized that I've said the same or similar things in this blog and on other social … Continue reading Negativity
Yoga
When I was pregnant, I went to a few pre-natal yoga classes and despite the fact that I've never been all that flexible, I found that it helped. Once my first baby came and I had to figure out how to fit in work, breastfeeding, pumping, being a mom, etc., yoga fell by the wayside. … Continue reading Yoga
My first week on Piqray and Faslodex
I started Ibrance and Letrozole in August of 2017. Perhaps it is fitting that it was almost two years to the day that I had to change my regimen because of progression. Yes, it's a mild progression and I'm clinging to that. So, I've now been on Piqray and Faslodex for a week and I've … Continue reading My first week on Piqray and Faslodex
No Half Measures 