Front Page News
It came out in the paper yesterday. It wasn’t really a shock, since I’m the one who wrote it. I thought I had better use my weekly column to tell people about the cancer diagnosis before they heard it somewhere else. It’s been a year since we moved away, but I still have so many
Kindness Fuels Healing Amid Breast Cancer Diagnosis
“You’ve done a lot of acts of kindness today, Mom.” I seriously cannot get anything past my 11-year old-daughter. I had just hopped back in the car with a Diet Mountain Dew that I picked up at the gas station for a neighbor. “What do you mean, Jo?” I honestly couldn’t think of any act
Freaking Out
I went a little off the rails last night. I started reading the enormous binder of information given to me at THE JAMES, and for the first time, I was forced to think about exactly what it means to have a breast removed. I saw pictures, I learned about the recovery time involved, I learned
Options
If I were on a reality show right now I would be asking people to vote: Lumpectomy? or Mastectomy? Can’t you just picture to the promos? Nicole’s Breasts are Your Business! Cast your vote now! Eh hem… since I am NOT on reality TV, it looks like I am on my own. Saul and I
Stage 1! Or maybe 2, but who’s counting?
I have information! Now I just need to figure out what to do with it… The doctor tells me I have invasive lobular cancer. I always like to be known as special, so thankfully, that same doctor tells me the type of breast cancer I am carrying is pretty rare– found in only 14% of
Waiting…
Please enjoy the following music while we continue to determine the severity of your cancer… (Think Jeopady) da da da da, da da duh. da da da da DA da da duh da da.
Some People Dream of Paris in Springtime…
Warning: Do not read this while eating. Or if you have an aversion to juvenile humor. Sigmund Freud would have a field day with my dreams, and last night totally capped it off. First, let me say, I am heading to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia today to spend some time with the kids. Second,
