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One of the downsides to being diagnosed with cancer is that cancer starts to define your life. Your days become filled with doctor’s appointments, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and support group. You have to take all sorts of medications, many of which are not kind ...Read More

“You’re doing great. I think we won’t torture you with anymore follow up visits. You’re all done with us. If you have questions, let me know, of course.” My radiation oncologist had a big smile on her face, as she bid me farewell earlier ...Read More

One of the least enjoyable parts of getting diagnosed with breast cancer has been explaining what’s going on to my kids. This week marked my eighth round of chemotherapy, or as I explained it to my son and daughter, “the medicine Mommy has to ...Read More

Let’s talk about hair. Many people who go through chemotherapy treatment lose their hair. I don’t have an exact number for “many” (I Googled it but couldn’t find any statistics for you); I’m basing my “many” on the fact that almost everyone I’ve known ...Read More