On October 14, 1960, after a day of campaigning in the 1960 presidential election, Senator John F. Kennedy arrived at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to head to bed, not to make a speech. However, close to 10,000 students were waiting for the candidate to speak at the steps of the Michigan Union […]
According to the Metastatic Breast Cancer Network, today, October 13, 2018, marks the 10th Anniversary of National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. We often forget in this era of Susan B. Komen, Ford’s Warriors in Pink (don’t get me started on that one today–I’ll write a Think Before You Pink post later), pink ribbons, and […]
Susan Silk and Barry Goldwater’s 2013 Op Ed sums up the idea of comfort going into your world while heart ache, drama and pain are heading out, in this great piece. I wrote a blog post about it in 2013 and also again 2 years ago when my sister was dealing with pneumonia. 5 years […]
Tamoxifen 6 years. 8 months. 8 days. The gold standard of treatment for those diagnosed with ER+ breast cancer. My safety net. Do the benefits outweigh the risks? The goal was 10 years, but might 5+ be enough? Risks: blood clots, hot flashes, stroke, endometrial cancer, polyps. Benefits: significant data that it reduces bc recurrence […]
Seriously???? Why is it that my medical team here in Chicago is starting to resemble a charter school staff with it’s obnoxiously high turnover rates? No one sticks around for any extended time!!! In 2017, my oncology primary care physician of 2.5 years jumped ship to become the director of another university’s adult cancer survivorship […]
I have my annual mammogram and oncology appointment in a couple of hours. Had a great weekend racing and rowing with ROW–despite the gloomy, temperamental weather. My network of support is in place. Still dealing with the anxiety of these appointments, but I am continuing to be in a better place in regards to […]
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So, this being Breast Cancer Awareness Month and everything, part of my goal of writing 31 posts this month is to reflect on the BC ‘experience’. Last year, all I wanted to do was head to Upper Mongolia for a month because I was having a hard time processing…
