Before my mastectomy, the only times I'd ever spent the night in a hospital, I'd brought babies home. Well, one each time I was there. Anyway, this cancer foray has allowed me to add "surgery" to my hospital resumé. So far, I have only had two surgeries in my life—the port installation surgery and the … Continue reading Things I Have Learned Since My Mastectomy
Author: anothercancerandme
My Hair: Chapter 2
See My Hair: Chapter 1 here. I'm really starting to see and feel the difference in my hair. I kid! I kid! Because even that girl Eleven from Stranger Things has more hair than me right now. 🙂 However, I can almost pull hair away from my head without brushing scalp! … Continue reading My Hair: Chapter 2
Can’t Help but Laugh
I'm sure every sane person understands that cancer is a bummer. However, there are things that happen where you just have to embrace the humor. This is one of those things. I shop at CVS sometimes, so I have a CVS card. I have linked it to my email account. They'll send me coupons for … Continue reading Can’t Help but Laugh
Let them eat cake
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
My Hair: Chapter 1
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
another cancer and me 