Monthly Archives: November 2010

This is a very specific breast cancer post. Ovarian cancer-ites, recipe gatherers, and other dilettantes need not read this. Unless you have a friend grappling with the decision of lump vs mastectomy. I had to make this decision 10 years … Continue reading →

A blogging friend told me the secret to a satisfying blog is to occasionally stray off topic of said ‘web log’ and talk about what’s really on your mind. I finished my weekly herceptin infusion yesterday afternoon, came home, had … Continue reading →

Survivor. Fighting Cancer. War on Cancer. Latest weapon against cancer. Battle the disease. I’ve never liked this terminology. 10 years ago I was polite and patient with it for the most part with my breast cancer adveture 1.0, but now … Continue reading →

Genetic Counseling! Who knew there was such a thing? Not me, until a few weeks ago. My doctor at UCSF, Dr. Melisko, said it might be useful for future treatment decisions to see if I was positive for either of … Continue reading →

hello… I’m working on a blog post called “Big Head” that discusses my genetic counseling appointment last week about the Brca testing. And this morning The Carcinista’s post called Fine, Thank you came into my inbox, and it’s so perfect, … Continue reading →

Why New York? The obvious answer is why not? I had already planned to go visit my friends who live in Noho (just like Soho, but north of Houston) as soon as tomatoes were over even before This Diagnosis. So: … Continue reading →

ok, finally the promised light and fluffy part of this blog. Below is an excerpt from an article about fresh cow milk, white lightning, and our vegetable farm. Here is the whole story…. and below is the all too honest … Continue reading →