When I was in treatment, my husband and daughters had had to divide up my life and take a chunk. My oldest had already moved out, but worked with me. Thus, she took over assisting me at work. That stuck my husband and youngest with the house stuff. There was cleaning and cooking that had … Continue reading Let them eat cake

One thing I kind of regret is that I didn't track my hair growth from when I lost it due to the Hodgkin's. I shaved my head so I really did start over from scratch. I probably had less hair then than I did when I was born. I have always thought that I'm kind … Continue reading My Hair: Chapter 1

My surgery was scheduled for Tuesday July 26th at 11:00am. My oncological surgeon (OC) was to perform a mastectomy and take at least two lymph nodes. The process takes approximately two and a half hours. Then it was my plastic surgeon's (PS) turn to begin the process of reconstruction by implanting an expander. I discussed … Continue reading Surgery Recap