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Grammar
Morning - As some of you may know from my last post, I have put myself on a break from the forum as I take stock of where I am at and be in the background for my baby sister who has just been diagnosed with cervical cancer. However, over the weekend I did some selective reading and found a couple of threads that were…
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Today's lesson
On an earlier post someone on here upset me and I reacted - not a good look! The comment was around grape juice and I don't drink - has nothing to do with religion or anything else for that matter. Personal choice and I am always the nominated driver when we go out and about with others. We have a friend who's wife was an…
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Thank you for your support
I just posted a question about hair colour and it got me thinking about all of the people I've met on this site since December. I know that I've still got a lot of "new experiences" to come but looking back on the last 8 months of diagnosis, surgery and chemo, I couldn't have done it, and stayed relatively sane, without…
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Left and Right
I'm sitting in the waiting room ready for my exercise class and I've just seen a notice about a study for BC survivors and recognition of left and right sides of the body. That has got me thinking of course - is this something people do suffer from (apart from normal left/ right confusion)?
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Thanks BEACON
I'm into my seventh year since diagnosis of HER2+stage 4 in left breast. Dec.2011 I had a masectomy and since then have been on Herceptin and Arimidex. Last week I had a biopsy near the scar and results show that there has been a recurrence, small and very slow growing, in the original location. I will commence radiation…
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Faith on Fridays,....for those that believe in God and want some encouragment
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Hair Colour
So, I'm thinking 5 steps ahead as usual. Now that chemo is over, I'm looking more closely at my hair. At the moment, I've got some grey and brown regrowth on the sides and some longer, sparse sections along the top that are white (and I don't think ever fell out). I know there's not much point doing anything at present…
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I was responding to Lmc1310.. all good don't cry, it will make me cry
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My tips after having 12 months of treatments !
May I offer a few little tips, a few things that I did while having two surgeries, 16 rounds of chemo, 30 rounds of radiology. Magnesium & bark, turmeric, hair/nails/skin, probiotic ... all purchased from my local health food store. My hair fell out everywhere..head, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubes ! , all my nails split really…
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A beautiful hymn for those that believe in God
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Who else can't sleep?
Sitting here at 4:15am (CST) after trying since 2:30am to go back to sleep and finally giving up, yet again... Wondering who else is out there this morning, and most mornings at this time?
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Coping with emotions
Hi all, No doubt the rollercoaster of emotions hits us all , and finding ways to pick up after a melt down which comes and goes is becoming easier. I allow myself 24 hours when I hit bottom and then push back up as I know the emotional exhaustion makes it harder for me to stay strong physically and mentally . The days when…
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Mountain Lions
Back in the early days of treatment (the day after my second surgery, in fact), I tried to post this from my phone as it really spoke to me and I thought others would get it. @soldiercrab came to my rescue with the entire article. Given the current struggles of a number of people on this site and the newbies, I thought it…
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Beach Therapy
Some of you might have seen the photo of my marsupial encounter yesterday when I manage my first good walk since the end of AC. This morning I made it almost 4km as the sun was coming up. Freezing cold out there but only in thongs to protect my feet from shell cuts. The other amazing thing is, that even in the cold, 2 days…
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Stomach cording
Hi all, I had lat dorsi reconstruction 3 months ago. Developed a long cord like structure in my stomach on the right hand side near my rib. It's probably about 10cm long. It hurts when I stretch out. And it's painful only sometimes, like a stinging sensation. Anyone else please?????