It’s here! The 2013 Mardi Gras/Super Bowl/Mardi Gras spectacular in New Orleans has arrived!!! I never visited New Orleans before moving here in 2009 and my only prior involvement with anything like Mardi Gras was a couple of Fat Tuesday dinners at New Orleans’ themed restaurants in Chicago and experiencing Antigua’s Carnival (which celebrates Emancipation). […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Hi All, Sorry for the rant last night. I know I need to vent, blogging is proving to be therapeutic, and I want to document my experience, but I don’t want to freak/stress people out either… Anyway, that said, I finally heard from my surgeon’s office late this afternoon. The liquid removed and tested from […]
At the rate things are going, it’s going to be 6 months before I get any results on this complex cyst in my left breast. Seriously??????? If I did not have a history of breast cancer, when I had my mammogram on December 19, 2012, the breast care center radiologist would have suggested I come […]
Ok, actually being diagnosed with cancer is pretty tough; however, waiting has got to be the hardest part once you are an actual member of the cancer community. Waiting in doctors offices. Waiting for test results to come in. Waiting to get in for an appointment. Waiting for surgeries to heal. Waiting for the shoe […]
I wanted to post on my birthday last Sunday, but I was too busy enjoying the day and weekend to actually write anything. But now that my birthday week is coming to a close, why not? This being my 45th feels important. I’m here. I’ve lived 45 years. I’ve come a long way from this […]
I feel that the past month has been in overdrive and that I have had no time to write about my experiences and thoughts on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. These next few posts are going to be my attempt at catch up. One of my Chicago Facebook friends posted a couple of […]
I feel that the past month has been in overdrive and that I have had no time to write about my experiences and thoughts on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. These next few posts are going to be my attempt at catch up. One of the hardest aspects of living in NOLA for […]
I feel that the past month has been in overdrive and that I have had no time to write about my experiences and thoughts on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. These next few posts are going to be my attempt at catch up. With my January 6th birthday, I traditionally set New Years’ […]
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