Category: Heart and Mind

I will never forget the jumble of emotions that I experienced when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer. In a distant way, I knew that I was now facing a life-threatening illness, but foremost in my mind was the Read more…

Since being diagnosed with breast cancer over 3 years ago, I have made myself a layman expert on the subject.  Particularly in the early days, I did extensive reading on the nature of breast cancer, treatments for breast cancer, outcomes Read more…

I am often asked by people (including health care professionals) questions like…”When are you going to have your port taken out?” or “How much longer are you going to be taking Herceptin treatments?”.  Depending on my mood, who I am Read more…

My previous entry was my final Caring Bridge post.  It has been almost a year since being treated for brain metastases.  My life since then has been mostly about monitoring.  I have MRI scans of my brain and PET scans Read more…