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Basket of Cancer

Household organization is not a strength of mine. I’m a visual person, so if something is out of sight, then it is out my mind. Cancer has a lot of paperwork like FMLA...

September 29, 2018
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Though She Be But Little, She Has a Big Head

I’m 5’2”.  The average woman in the United States is 5’4”.  It’s taken me a while to find clothing that fits my petite frame well, and alterations are a...

September 24, 2018
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What can I do to help?

This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission, at no cost to you, for purchases made through these links.  What can I do? How can I...

September 22, 2018
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Who Do We Tell?

Once I’d received the official diagnosis, I called my husband.  I eventually called my parents. Thank goodness my parents didn’t answer the phone, because I was a bit...

September 8, 2018
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Yoga nidra

This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases, at no cost to you, made through these links. Yoga is something I’ve done more...

September 8, 2018
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The call

The phone rang around 2:30 PM, and the caller ID showed that it was the hospital. The nurse called to share, “The tests are positive.” The first thing I asked was...

August 31, 2018
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Grief & DABDA

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross introduced the five stages of grief in her 1969 work On Death and Dying. In school, I memorized the stages at DABDA – Denial, Anger, Bargaining...

August 31, 2018
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The Tell

At age 44 with no out of the ordinary risk for breast cancer, different agencies have different recommendation schedules for mammograms.  I time my annual well check...

August 2, 2018
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Jann

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How does the garden grow? 👩🏻‍🌾 With pea How does the garden grow?
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With peas, lettuce, beans, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, pak choi, carrots, and chard in this 4’ x 8’ box.
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#gardening #squarefootgardening #kale #backyardgarden #raisedbeds #raisedbedgarden #raisedbedgardening #growwhatyoueat #vegetablegarden #backyardgardening #growfood #growingfood
This @mindfulnesscolouringbook by illustrator @emm This @mindfulnesscolouringbook by illustrator @emmafarrarons is a fave because it’s compact enough to fit in my purse (and I carry small purses). 👜
@prismacolor pencils are my favorite and I love that the names are in French too. -
🧡goldenrod/verge d’or
💙true blue/blue franc
💚grass green/vert franc
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#prismacolor #prismacolorpencils #chemobag #chemogifts @experimentbooks #coloringbook #coloringbooks #coloringbooksforadults
See the row of lettuce I planted on May 11? Yeah, See the row of lettuce I planted on May 11?  Yeah, me neither.
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I entered the plant date in my log, watered regularly, and concluded today that I probably didn’t plant any.
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So how long can I blame chemobrain for stuff like this?
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But look at all of that volunteer cilantro @wholesomellc that popped up!  This is a bumper year of it.
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#chemobrain #raisedbedgarden #raisedbedgardening #backyardgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardening #cilantro #gardening
Jul 2018, when I noticed a bump near my right coll Jul 2018, when I noticed a bump near my right collarbone, seems so long ago.
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But getting Mort the Port out in May made me really feel like I am done with cancer. 👋🏻
#breastcancer #cancer #mastectomy #triplepositive #triplepositivebreastcancer #chemocurls #chemohair #batik
When I was going through chemo, we kept ginger ale When I was going through chemo, we kept ginger ale/ginger beer and crackers on hand to help with nausea until the scheduled anti-nausea meds and the as needed anti-nausea meds kicked in.
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I found this lone can in the back of a shelf and had a moment after realizing that I don’t need to save it since I’m done with chemo.
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I’m going to enjoy this final can of ginger beer.  Cheers!
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#breastcancer #chemotherapy #chemo #cancer #mastectomy #her2 #her2positivebreastcancer #her2positive #gingerbeer #nausea
Sewing up some masks to donate to a clinic. 😷 # Sewing up some masks to donate to a clinic. 😷
#homemademask #sewing #quiltingcotton #fabricstash #fabric #hoffmanfabrics #batik #fatquarters #clothworks
Going to the Cancer Center during a global pandemi Going to the Cancer Center during a global pandemic means changes in policies and procedures.
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#cancer #breastcancer #triplepositive #triplepositivebreastcancer #donewithchemo #her2 #her2positive
Gardening sorta happened last year with plants and Gardening sorta happened last year with plants and seeds thrown in just to go through the motions of normalcy, albeit later than usual because of physical and energy limitations due to surgery.
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This year I am actually planning, which feels great.  This is 10 days of growth of @growtherebellion seeds in my @officialaerogarden 👩🏻‍🌾
It’s been fun to check on them daily - this is about 10 days of growth.  Last year, I was measuring hair growth.
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