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“You Have a Little Bit of Cancer” {Repost}
Twenty-three years ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It was quite possibly the most terrifying thing I’d ever experienced. My babies were 3 and 1/2 years, 6 years, 6 years, and 8 years old. I was terrified that I was going to leave them motherless. At the same time, the doctor discovered what he called “diseased tissue” in both breasts. To this day, I still don’t know what “diseased tissue” is or if the two conditions were related. I just knew that something was terribly wrong with my body. My primary care physician, who delivered the news over the phone, was unprofessional and unsupportive. She abruptly quit as my…
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You Have Cancer {Repost}
A close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer today. As I listened to her sob over the phone, I wished I could be there to hold her hand, embrace her, and let her know that I understand what she’s going through. My heart aches for her and her family – as a wife and mother, this is an unimaginably difficult time. But her story is not mine to tell, so here’s my story: Am I going to die? Will my kids remember me? Does Tony know how much I love him? How long do I have left? Will I go peacefully? Why me? Those were just some of the thoughts…
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I Got PINKED!
Cancer runs in my family. Specifically breast cancer. While discussing my own battles with Thyroid Cancer and “diseased breasts” with my aunt, I found out that 4 of my grandmother’s sisters died of breast cancer between the ages of 52 and 65. I had no idea. Last year when I was pinked, I did it in honor of my mother~in~law who was recovering from her last round of treatments for breast cancer and for my aunt who was also battling the disease. This summer, my aunt, Sylvia, lost her fight but she left us with so much… She left us with memories of her laugh, the kind and gentle way…
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Breast Cancer Awareness: 3~Day for a Cure
Click here to donate to Team Cardona as they walk in the Susan G. Komen Dallas/FT. Worth 3~Day for a Cure! Thank you on behalf of my friends as well as all of those who have fought and lost the battle against breast cancer as well as those who continue to fight. Disclosure: This post is in no way endorsed by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I have known Mylynka and Lupe for over 20 years and I want to support and encourage them in the best way that I know how ~ through my words.
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I Got PINKED!
I’d like to thank Stephanie at Shear Tease in Wyoming, PA for getting me PINKED in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, I go pink in the hopes that we will find a cure for this awful disease. I do it to celebrate the survivors in my family: my mother~in~law, Gloria, and my aunt, Aunt Sylvia. I also do it to in memory of my great~aunts who did not survive. If you know anyone who has been touched by this disease, please consider donating to my friends, Mylynka and Lupe, who are participating in the Susan G. Komen 3~Day for a Cure. Simply click on my picture above…
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Book Review: What We Have: One Family’s Inspiring Story About Love, Loss, and Survival by Amy Boesky
What would you do if your family was genetically predisposed to cancer? Would you live your life in fear of developing the disease or would you live every day as if it were your last? This is the backdrop against which author and English professor, Amy Boesky, has lived her life. The women in her family have what can only be described as a generational curse ~ by the age of forty~five all of them develop and ultimately die from ovarian cancer. This memoir is a touching tribute to the women in her family and their attempts to live life to the fullest even in the face of overwhelming odds.…
