Coxswains lie. Regularly. “You are almost there!” “Another Power 10 and we will catch up to the other boat!” “You’ve got this!” “We are going to pass them!” ROW’s best coxes, Monica & Kendra & Barb & Lindsey, all lie to us regularly. That’s what they do to get the most out of a practice […]
Category Archives: Treatment
Sex? Seriously? Let’s Talk About Sex Salt-N-Pepa Yo, I don’t think we should talk about this (Come on, why not?) People might misunderstand what we’re tryin’ to say, you know? (No, but that’s a part of life) Come on Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the good things And the […]
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 […]
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 […]
What an awesome way to spend the last Saturday of September…Racing in this year’s Tough Cup! For the second year in a row, I was up bright and early to row in the Tough Cup along the South Branch of the Chicago River. We had a chilly, yet beautiful, morning here in the Windy City, […]
An important anniversary slipped by last month, but it is not too late to celebrate! It’s the anniversary of Searching for EMWA! While I technically started blogging on Caring Bridge in December 2011 to update family and friends outside of New Orleans (where Terry and I were living at the time of my diagnosis) and I […]
On the heels of my positive mammogram results and oncology visit on Monday–and with the knowledge that I have continued to row and be active–here is a re-post from early 2016. Since October 2011–when I went to my gynecologist for a long overdue physical check-up, which led to a baseline mammogram at 43 that identified […]
Sunday night was the ‘Night Before’. You know, the night before an annual mammogram. Maybe you don’t. It’s a night that can be rather unsettling once you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Is everything going to be ok? Just because I’ve hit the 5-year mark of survival, it doesn’t suddenly mean I get a […]
Searching for EMWA 