Watching My Waist
Mon, 8/03/10 – 13:55 | No Comment

Then came the earthquakes. A divorce, single motherhood, a bankruptcy. Bing, Bang. Boom. Even though I was an emotional wreck, I never ballooned to outrageous proportions. Still, for the first time in my life I had to shimmy into a girdle to control the overflow of tummy flesh. I was mortified.

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Breast Cancer Bonanza: Stop the Greed
Monday, 9 Nov, 2009 – 14:16 | One Comment
Breast Cancer Bonanza: Stop the Greed

Stop the greed. Please take a minute to tell Eli Lilly to “stop milking cancer” .

MidLife and Mammograms
Friday, 17 Apr, 2009 – 12:42 | 5 Comments
MidLife and Mammograms

About two months ago, while showering I found a lump on my left breast. I ran my fingers across it as I was taught to do. Yes, it is there, it’s not my imagination.

Color this post Pink: A Midlife Cancer Survivor Remembers Her First Day Back at Work
Friday, 17 Oct, 2008 – 12:20 | 7 Comments

It’s Just Another Hill, Baby
by  Pseudonymous Teacher  of Phhhst
In October of 2006 I returned to the classroom following a six month leave for breast cancer treatments.  My first day back to work presented …

Sometimes There Are Worse Things Than Nipplage
Sunday, 7 Sep, 2008 – 11:50 | 8 Comments

by  Pseudonymous Teacher  of Phhhst

I’ve got some battle scars. My right breast has a one inch mark from a lumpectomy that was benign. There’s a leftover trench, a hidden valley of sorts from that surgery. …

Grandma Envy
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2008 – 23:10 | 5 Comments

by Darryle Pollack of  I Never Signed Up For This

My diagnosis of breast cancer 13 years ago dramatically increased the risk factor for my sister Carla.  In the years since, she’s been very vigilant–and very …