Friday, March 15, 2013 Who would have thought that 27 years ago, when I graduated from high school and received a typewriter from my grandparents as a graduation gift, that I would meet my husband in cyber space via Matchmaker.com or complete the majority of my grad school research online (becoming very fond of JSTOR […]
Tag Archives: Breast Cancer
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 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 […]
Last year, a former student of mine, attending art school, sent out an email asking for self portraits. I took this picture while Terry and I were in Memphis, before I even had an inkling that my mammogram was going to show any irregularities. If you look closely, I’m in the background. Or am I? […]
Monday, December 19, 2011 Well, I wrapped up 5 months of pretty intense teaching and almost a month of health limbo land Friday to find that: 1) I definitely have breast cancer in my right breast 2) The masses and calcifications are regional in nature so we’re looking at a mastectomy rather than a lumpectomy […]