Round 6 I’ve gotten a little behind in keeping my blog up to date due to the holidays.  I’ve taken a few days off from work and have just been enjoying my time off.  I hope everyone had a great holiday!  And, I’ve got send out a big “thank you” to my friends and colleagues at SSC for...

How was your TNBC tumor found? A few posts ago, I mentioned how it seemed my tumor appeared “overnight”.   I found a thread on breastcancer.org asking how other triple negative ladies found theirs and you’ll see many found theirs shortly after having clear mammograms.  One woman had a clear mammogram and then 3 months...

Birth Control Link to Triple Negative Alright, as usual the steroids are keeping me awake tonight and I’m searching the internet for information.  I came across an article about a study that links birth control pills to triple negative breast cancer.  My biggest concern is my daughter, who I hope never experiences this.  What kind of...

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Brochure Living Beyond Breast Cancer in partnership with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation have created a new, informative brochure “Guide to Understanding Triple Negative Breast Cancer“. I’ll let my oncologist know – maybe he’ll order...

Round 5 First, let me report that I got my wig styled on Friday and I like it much better.  The stylist, who owns his own salon and styles the hair of my mother’s friend, was really nice and didn’t charge me.  He wouldn’t even take my tip.  What a great guy! When I got back to work I went to the...

Thanks! I wanted to thank all my family, friends and colleagues for their cards, e-mails, blog comments, phone calls, offers of dinner and well wishes – so many positive thoughts coming my way.  I really appreciate it!! Margaret – thanks so much for the book.  I finished it tonight.  It was very...

“Poofy” Wig Dilemna In an earlier post I wrote about the “poofiness” of my new wig.  It’s just too much hair for me.  So, I’ve got an appointment on Friday with my mother’s friend’s hairdresser who has been styling wigs for cancer patients, free of charge, for years.  But here’s my...

Round 4 My chemo appointment today was at 9:00 AM, which I found out is a very popular time.  By 9:15 the waiting room was just about full.  I got called in and went through the usual routine.  Today was Taxol only.  I got my pre-meds and settled in for my Benadryl-induced snooze and finished around 11:30.  The...

Jimmy V’s Daughter I was flipping through TV channels last night and happened to see a piece on the Jimmy V Foundation during the Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic.  One of Jimmy’s daughters, Jamie Howard, was speaking about her battle with breast cancer.  She was diagnosed 4 years ago at the age of 33.  I...

Pink Glove Dance Employees at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon put together the “Pink Glove Dance” for breast cancer awareness. Looks like they had a lot of fun – great...