Tag: breast cancer
The Barrel of a Pill Bottle- A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Story
DISCLAIMER- Mario writes about her personal experience with breast cancer and is trying to articulate the struggles she has with medication side effects, survivorship...
Lumpectomy versus Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Treatment
Mario…. I’m really sorry.
The disembodied voice came over the phone at 2 pm in the middle of a busy ER where, just moments before,...
Breast Cancer at 35: The Story of My Diagnosis
My name is Josilyn and I am 35 years old. I am a mom. I am a wife. I am a daughter. I am...
Parenting with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Year One
About a year ago, I announced on this blog that I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
You remember? The fear, the anger, the...
When We Feel Like We’re Drowning: How Cancer Changed My Perspective
Sometimes life grabs you by the nape of the neck, pins you up against a wall, taunts you to tears and jests at your...
Breast Cancer
I feel like ever since I got breasts, it’s been drilled into my head that I have a family history of breast cancer. As...
I Have Breast Cancer
My body betrayed me last week when I found out that I have cancer.
Breast cancer. What?
But it doesn’t run in my family,...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Now
Well, hello Burlington! After spending summers in Vermont my entire life, and attending UVM, I always thought I would be a Burlington mom myself,...
Losing My Mother to Breast Cancer
Sitting near the window, on a cold April night, the chill in my mother's hospital room had me longing for my flannel pajamas.
The drive...
When someone you know has cancer…
My sister cousin has breast cancer.
She’s also my best friend. She’s not the kind of best friend where we coo about how much we...
BRCA2 Positive
BRCA2 positive. It was something that I never had even heard of or thought had anything to do with me, until recently. Little did...