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As my surgery nears, my anxiety rears its ugly head in the form of nervous habits. Stay tuned for more on that in "Tics, Towels and Tourette's"71

Ovaries, Tubes and Tits... Oh, My! (Part 2)

Deciding to have a bilateral mastectomy and TRAM Flap reconstruction.

1 comment    surgery breast cancer ovarian cancer
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The Secret Blog from Day 4 & Mom's Lung Scan

Mom acted like a total bitch on the fourth day in the hospital, eventually picking a fight, but perhaps it was partly because of her worrying about her own health.

0 comments    sleep pain surgery
The pre-surgery photo of my "mommy boobs" that have fed two babies.67

Planned Maintenance

Only a few days before my bilateral mastectomy surgery and anxiety is striking hard.

12 comments    health politics death
My flattened belly. You can see the healing scar that stretches from one side of my waist to the other. 76

The "After" Photos, Two Weeks and Counting

It's two weeks from the day of my surgery...so, do you really want to know how I'm doing?

7 comments    photos truth healing
My crazy mom in the bottom of the world70

A Tear is all it Took

"Come on. Let us take you guys to lunch and get you out of the house," my mom told Mark over the phone this morning. Just more than an hour later, my parents were up in our area and waiting for us at a nearby...

0 comments    parents cancer mother
A view of San Francisco and the North Tower from the Marin Headlands70

Ovaries, Tubes and Tits... Oh, My!

Jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, suicide and genetic mutations resulting in removal of body parts.

1 comment    breast cancer view ovarian cancer
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Bilateral Mastectomy Pre-op Appointment

Only one week until they remove my breasts. Memories of how I found out about my BRCA genetic mutation and now getting ready for surgery.

0 comments    surgery breast cancer mastectomy
Friendly, caring nurses like Sara...66

Day 6: So Far, A Mellow Day with an Ativan Twist

It's an exceptional day in the hospital when the catheter comes out and you can sit on an actual toilet to make a pee, but more significantly, a poop, all in one day. What's not to love about such a morning?...

0 comments    children friends medicine
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Prosperity Knocks?

Can a fortune cookie change a life?

1 comment    food children kids
How many pillows does it take to lodge yourself onto your side? There 10 pillows here...and no, mom, I'm not really the Princess and Pea66

Day 4: A Lovely Afternoon Transformed into an Evening of Hell

Day 4 and 5. Couldn't get Day 4 on the web because of too much pain after the removal of the epidural. Lilly and my kids brighten my spirits.

2 comments    flowers pain chocolate
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