- Poem by Donna Peach
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- t.2011.05.17
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- Waiting, buy time with time.
- WEBINAR. METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH FROM NATIONAL CANCER
- 2nd Annual Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference.
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Regencyshop will partake In three topical auctions:
- dp1 08-17-12 haiku
- Keeping the Vision Alive
- 6 Months into the Light
- Happy Birthday, Sweet Donna
- Services
- A Candle so I can still see your Light
- Update 03-26-2013 Break a leg, Donna.
- No move from Isolation
- Isolation
- 12430
- Back in hospital
- Chills and sweats
- Tylenol and ice
- Still chasing away this gunk
- Nursing a fever
- fighting for strength
- weary me
- RESEARCH new study shows modest risk for heart disease with radiation treatment for BC
- ANNOUNCEMENT ABC2 annual conference 11/7–9/13 Lisbon, Portugal
- shingles suck
- brief outing for lunch
- SAVE THE DATE 2013 MBCN conference 9-21-13 Houston
- another day of same with some vertigo
- study shows increased rate of MBC among young women
- shingles’ flu symptoms
- simple exercises for balance-challenged
- third case of shingles?
- weekend thoughts at oasis
- adrift in seaside daydreams
- cancer oasis weekend
- happy birthday, honey, 2013
- two doctors’ views of use of medical marijuana
- study shows increased rate of MBC among young women
- visit with oncologist
- making memories
- time with you
- FDA approves T-DM1 (Kadcyla) for HER2 positive MBC
- getting to know Dr. Susan Love
- VOLUNTEERS for patient advocate interviews NYC
- ANNOUNCEMENT patientACCESS to JCO and JOP
- chemo brain strikes
- 2013 annual LA international pen show
- journeys of the past
- NBCC President Fran Visco explains deadline 2020
- Valentine’s Day 2013
- report on studies of environmental causes of breast cancer
- questions raised on the goal to end breast cancer by the NBCC
- ANNOUNCEMENT publication for newly diagnosed with MBC
- what happened to wonderland
- new study fails to connect work stress with cancer
- register: LBBC annual conf 4/13–14/2013 Phila, PA
- change of pace with a brief survey
- lost to MBC but not forgotten
- mind control
- World Cancer Day 2013
- mother earth
- loss of weight and appetite
- effects on survival when treatment for MBT is delayed more than 60 days
- research study seeks participants: Avastin
- exercise routine back on track
- first post-hospital oncology appointment
- 01-28-13 dp1 haiku
- occupied with homey comfort
- blood pressure monitoring and fluids
- two more visits for blood draws
- visit to UCIMC for blood tests
- lazy continues
- mustering up to a nap
- after the museum marathon
- strolling with my walker at the museum
- new year’s accomplishment: stairs
- meditation’s freedom
- is it really spring
- cancer get lost
- cup of tea
- online webcams for viewing wildlife
- cuddling
- togetherness
- weekend arrives
- online game sites
- expensive copay at start of new cancer year
- dreamful of a cure
- exercise routine, if you can call it that
- appreciation for only one
- new year’s weekend
- cancer is expensive
- on new year’s resolutions
- sunny sky returns to SoCal
- Happy New Year 2013
- New Year’s Eve 2012
- busy at the Getty
- what were your highlights
- lights and love
- is this the moment
- holiday at the oasis
- Merry Christmas 2012
- Merry Christmas Eve 2012
- togetherness our gift
- twinkle light and love
- what is not important
- celebrating as best as we can
- online sites for Christmas for kids little and big
- what are your fond memories of holidays past
- celebrating the season with music favorites
- warm with love
- honoring lives lost at Newtown, CT
- silence in honor of lives lost at Newtown, CT
- remaining inside with naps
- indoor activity and nomination
- day of doing
- maintaining positive thinking
- destination fun
- home is heaven
- home sweet home
- UPDATE admit day 7 and celebrating 11th wedding anniversary
- UPDATE day 6 admit: rollercoaster ride continues
- UPDATE day 5 admit
- UPDATE day 4 admit
- UPDATE day 3 admit–revised with good news
- Update: Dec 01, 2012
- We’ve been here before
- preparation for chemo tomorrow
- continued Vancomycin and farewells
- walking with a little pace
- temperature monitoring and itching
- weekend blessings
- awesome weekend
- compliance
- Happy Thanksgiving 2012
- waiting for interventional radiology
- UPDATE change of plan for my release
- UPDATE second day fairly stable
- UPDATE state of momentary calm
- UPDATE results of pleural fluid trickling in
- UPDATE mystery continues and more fevers
- UPDATE mystery unraveling
- UPDATE hospital admit and anticipated release
- Home Tomorrow
- UPDATE mystery fever
- post test
- Fevers and Transfusions
- mystery fever continues
- Mystery Fever Solved?
- Mystery Fever Continues
- Emergency and admit
- good day though wacky temperature
- Halavan (eribulin) 2 and lessons in preventing nausea
- skipped the weekend outings
- Saturday morning coffee and afternoon pizza
- ready for weekend relief
- three days past chemo
- two days past chemo
- Neupogen injections for five days
- Halaven (eribulin) 1
- great weather and a nice afternoon at the marina
- changing to Halavan (eribulin) from Doxil
- Doxil adverse reaction, first and last infusion for me
- life does not prepare us for catastrophic illness
- antibiotic treatment complete for port-a-cath infection
- infection gone but fever continues
- avoiding dehydration and a clogged port-a-cath
- final days of infection treatment and still a fever
- keeping the fever under control
- happy dancing feet
- ups and downs
- needles and chemo veins
- veins too damaged for peripheral blood draw at home
- seeking renewed supply of patience
- trying to maintain reasonable temperature
- midnight trip to UCIMC emergency room
- released home from readmission UCIMC
- readmission UCIMC day 7
- readmission UCIMC day 6
- need steel toed boots
- readmission UCIMC day 4
- readmission UCIMC day 3
- readmission UCIMC day 2 addendum
- Readmission UCIMC day 2
- readmission UCIMC day 1
- progress report pleurodesis day 22 home 3
- progress report pleurodesis day 21 home 2
- progress report pleurodesis day 20 home 1
- progress report pleurodesis day 19 rehab 10
- progress report pleurodesis day 18 rehab 9
- Progress report pleurodesis day 17 rehab 8
- progress report pleurodesis day 16 rehab 7
- progress report pleurodesis day 15 rehab 6
- progress report pleurodesis day 14 rehab 5
- progress report pleurodesis day 13 rehab 4
- progress report pleurodesis day 12 rehab 3
- progress report pleurodesis day 11 rehab 2
- Progress report pleurodesis day 10 rehab 1
- progress report pleurodesis day 9
- Progress report pleurodesis day 8
- progress report pleurodesis day 7
- Progress report pleurodesis day 6
- progress report pleurodesis day 5
- progress report pleurodesis day 4
- fever and low blood pressure
- sealing lung wall to pleural wall
- wrangling with cancer
- ready as ever for tomorrow’s pleurodesis
- pulmonology consult and upcoming lung surgery
- little tasks, big impositions
- hot day and a cool movie
- evening at the marina
- Xgeva 21 and doctor meetings
- RESEARCH Moffitt study shows evidence of chemo brain
- delay in procedure follow-up
- extra pounds lead to increased recurrence in ER positive breast cancer
- art and an outdoor concert
- Xeloda 4.10.7: weekend at the oasis
- Xeloda 4.10.6 uncertainty and faith
- Xeloda 4.10.5 and thoracentesis
- Xeloda 4.10.4 unwilling hostage
- Xeloda 4.10.3 battle within
- Xeloda 4.10.2 cancer the buzzkill
- way too familiar
- writing to cope with cancer
- just a bully
- RESEARCH effects of fasting and food intake on chemo dosing
- EWG’s produce lists: Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen
- ONLINE CONFERENCE cancer and nutrition 8-23-12
- BreastCancerTrials.org, a tour from Brenda Coffee
- nighttime pain
- this beast called cancer
- using the Internet to grieve and remember those who danced into the light
- RESEARCH breast density does not affect mortality
- launching CancerPoet.com
- how do friends and family members introduce you
- Xeloda 4.9.2 dancing up a storm
- choreographing in celebration
- celebrating the moment
- dancing all day
- Xgeva 20 and oncology meeting ending on a dance note
- ready, set, go and think about anything but tomorrow
- top ten deadly cancers: death rates and incidence
- breast cancer is a deadly disease, not a party with cheesy cupcakes
- educating others about what it means to be a survivor
- Xeloda 4.8.7
- Xeloda 4.8.6
- support HR 3067: Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act
- CALL FOR ART breast cancer license plate for California
- remembering friends who danced into the light
- breast cancer and chemo brain
- no words are needed
- breast cancer art: through rose-colored glasses or with realism, Part II
- Cleaning for a Reason, a champ in this household
- breast cancer art: through rose-colored glasses or with realism, Part I
- NBCC’s President Fran Visco addresses accountability
- little whims
- using social networks
- PAID SURVEY treated with Herceptin, living in Chicago or Iselin
- Xeloda 4.7.7 here comes relief
- breast density: what you should know
- FDA approves Afinitor (everolimus) for treatment of metastatic breast cancer
- again, the question: who are breast cancer survivors
- weekly chats on breast cancer at TweetChat
- ASCO launches prototype of CancerLinQ
- Xeloda 4.7.1: starting new cycle with Aquaphor
- celebrating the good days
- Xgeva 19 and appointment with oncologist
- REGISTER now: MBCN annual conference 10-13-12
- playtime was the best time
- childhood playmates reacquainted
- LBBC hosts teleconference on bone metastasis 7-11-12
- gliding through the weekend
- Xeloda 4.6.7 hand-foot syndrome burning
- Xeloda 4.6.6 hand-foot syndrome eases this cycle
- Xeloda 4.6.5 here comes the weekend
- life and accidental death
- 4th of July 2012
- no brain mets and some time off
- UPDATE: follow-up to surgery 4-18-12
- mistress of might
- science or romance at the Decorah cottonwood tree
- taking a day off from you know what
- making the most of the good days
- life is like twilight
- time to dance on the hilltop
- occupational and physical therapy: final appointments
- Xeloda 4.5.7 hand-foot syndrome peeling and burning
- Xeloda 4.5.6 party of side effects
- remembering our metsters
- danced into the light: Eileen Maloney RIP 6-21-12
- Xeloda 4.5.3 where is the off switch
- Xeloda 4.5.2 new stage of hand-foot syndrome: shedding
- Xeloda 4.5.1: dizzy but not yet ditzy
- Happy Father’s Day 2012
- easygoing summer day
- cry for volunteers to the metastatic breast cancer community
- RESEARCH: ginseng shows good results for cancer-related fatigue
- Dr. Susan Love’s diagnosis of leukemia
- napping and basking in last week’s serendipity
- oncology appointment, Xeloda break and upcoming Xgeva 18
- Xeloda 4.4.7 and losing our beloved Ellen Moskowitz
- Xeloda 4.4.6 shared friendship is best
- Xeloda 4.4.5 true friendship
- Xeloda 4.4.4 BFF time again
- Xeloda 4.4.3 lesser of two evils
- Xeloda 4.4.2 dance just for us
- Xeloda 4.4.1 new dance
- pink ribbons and research funding
- REQUEST for your input: comments too insensitive or rude to forget
- when words are most important
- stranded but lucky
- AOW needs volunteers: Calling all females in the US who have or had breast cancer
- Point Fermin in San Pedro
- Xeloda break and a time to remember
- Xeloda 4.3.7 let’s pretend
- Xeloda 4.3.6 and a speedy computer
- Xeloda 4.3.5 ready for the holiday weekend
- Xeloda 4.3.4 fun with ice sheets for hand-foot syndrome and coloring for rehab
- Xeloda 4.3.3 feet on ice thrice
- hand exercises
- Xeloda 4.3.1 and icing feet for SE preventioin
- Xgeva 17, Xeloda 2 break ends and a solar eclipse
- Long Beach celebrates Pride Links Us Together 5/18–20/12
- RIP Katherine Russell Rich 04-03-12
- preparing for Xeloda 4.3
- relaxing amid color
- LAST CALL to vote for METAvivor’s entry in Pinkwell
- URGENT one last day to vote for METAvivor’s entry in Pinkwell
- Mother’s Day 2012
- Xeloda 4.2.6 feet on fire
- Xeloda 4.2.5 hand-foot syndrome: Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia
- Xeloda 4.2.4 and recap of metastatic treatment since 2009
- Xeloda 4.2.3 the races
- Xeloda 4.2: chemo cycle 2, only just begun
- Xeloda 4.2, week 2 and some favorite things
- update: Xeloda side effects
- night spasms and meeting a rescue dog
- chaos
- Xeloda’s initial side effects after one week
- shaky hands: surreality
- cleaning out my desk, escaping fires and free brass seals and wax
- shaky hands: therapy may help
- weekend closes with dinner out
- waffle maker: my new toy and a recipe for you
- shaky hands: exercises with Chinese therapy balls from Baoding
- shaky hands: no calligraphy but still shooting—photos, that is
- UPDATE: surgery, chemo, side effects
- favorite iPhone apps for tracking medications
- Xeloda 4.1 begins
- spinal tap clear
- postop daily routine
- Xgeva 16, exemestane fails, on to Xeloda®
- Hallelujah: back home, monitoring elevated blood glucose
- waiting, waiting
- clean and confident
- BULLETIN patient seeking patience
- devoted rehabilitation for preparation toward neurosurgery Wednesday 4-18
- recovering with movies, clear fluids and antibiotics
- day in emergency department
- UPDATE surgery to the disk between C6 and C7
- after 60 love’s the same
- down time after the rush
- UPDATE cancer progression: T1 fracture and cord compression
- Easter springs new beginnings
- memories of sweet Italian Easter bread and new outfits
- true friendship
- dance stomps the tears
- are you crying? there is no crying in cancer
- cast away the whys and hows
- waiting today, wondering
- glass half full
- escape with words
- first steps of project discovery: CT and MRI completed
- ms brave heart
- CT and MRI scans scheduled
- metastasis on the move
- seeking ms brave heart
- silent partners
- meditating on the now
- Xgeva 15, exemestane complete week 4
- UPDATE: consults tomorrow at cancer center
- AOW needs volunteers: Test a program to improve concentration and memory skills UCLA
- METAvivor grant application info: take with you to your treatment center
- women with purpose
- dance partners
- time out
- progression: lumbar vertebrae and sacrum
- marzipan to the rescue
- numbness, questions and MRIs
- dreams of peace
- evading cancer’s guardians
- AOW needs volunteers: Latina breast cancer initiative
- my favorite place
- slow week to improvement
- METAvivor needs our votes on Power Friday 3-9-12
- night’s peace and comfort
- narky confusion with mail order prescriptions
- thank you, sweet friends
- neighborhood sights
- weird and tingly all over and then some
- trespassers
- AOW needs volunteers: health needs of breast cancer survivors
- radiation recovery
- sweetest dream
- intrusions
- restless leg syndrome in my arm
- easing side effects from radiation treatment
- Xgeva 14 and exemestane 1
- bone mets: radiation 10 of 10
- bone mets: radiation 8 and 9 of 10
- whirling radiation
- bone mets: radiation holiday
- 2012 annual LA international pen show
- no childhood game
- bone mets: radiation 7 of 10
- bone mets: radiation 5 and 6 of 10
- mark your calendar: NBCC annual advocate summit 5/5–8/2012 WashDC
- bone mets: radiation 4 of 10
- research: PHTrP identified at high levels in metastatic breast cancer growth
- studies continue with Avastin (bevacizumab) for treatment of metastatic breast cancer
- bone mets: radiation 2 of 10
- RIP Rachel Cheetham Moro of Cancer Culture Chronicles
- bone mets: radiation 1 of 10
- ten radiation sessions
- radiation attack
- tiny white pill
- AOW needs volunteers: Effects of Depo Provera on breast tissue USC
- world of wild life viewing online
- daydream
- miracles
- seeking slumber
- nephrology consult
- waiting game
- tranquility
- progression, transition
- exhausting day of appointments and Xgeva 13
- why we have stage 4 cancer
- calibration for radiation therapy
- evening of rekindling
- National Handwriting Day 2012
- simply pleasurable
- simple life, awesome pleasures
- insurance requiring use of mail order for prescription drugs
- how many acts
- progression versus progression
- AOW needs volunteers: BRCA1 and BRCA2, location open
- AOW needs volunteers: acupuncture for sleep problems Stanford
- update: ABC1 conference, Lisbon
- late start, beautiful finish
- demand a refund
- which green
- metastatic breast cancer: BOLERO2, CLEOPATRA, SWOG S0226
- maybe this is just a scary movie
- where is that bag of patience
- cancer club membership
- AOW needs volunteers: NYC: men and women for assessing therapy for depression
- register: LBBC teleconference1-11-12 news from SABCS
- cancer club
- what does it feel like to have cancer
- waiting
- welcome dreams
- Happy new year to you
- on to new adventures
- hope
- Faslodex no more, Xgeva 12
- what’s next now that Faslodex has stopped working
- busy gathering data
- tribute to members of breast cancer community who have danced into the light
- Merry Christmas 2011
- Christmas Eve 2011
- holiday music 2011
- no more ignoring it
- i’m a star
- Faslodex ran its race
- unwelcome visitor
- ignore it
- highlights from Nutcracker
- week’s worth of dancing in the kitchen and Battle of the Nutcrackers
- dancing around the kitchen
- cookie magic
- mark your calendar: LBBC teleconference 1-11-12 news from SABCS
- Nutcracker news for 2011: Ovation TV’s Battle and NYC Ballet in movie theaters
- day with my sweet
- list of topics from SABCS 2011
- research: combination treatment effective for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer
- research: combination treatment shows positive results compared to single agent
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2011 press release
- ten years
- alternate universe
- research: off-label use of Metformin to treat metastatic breast cancer
- gift idea: medical ID jewelry 2011 list
- Faslodex 20, no Xgeva
- calendar for December: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
- news: Avastin still topical conversation in oncology research
- spirit of the season
- quick cinnamon coffee cake
- Thanksgiving memories
- more baking
- baking experiments
- Thanksgiving 2011
- time for a break
- Roche announces phase III study of Avastin
- flash mob at Dana Farber by Longwood Symphony members
- research: clinical trial on chloroquine in Houston seeks participants with metastatic breast cancer
- losing another friend to MBC
- update: FDA confirms decision to revoke approval for Avastin
- one hour in a donut
- ABC1 held its first conference in Lisbon
- recurring dream
- research: Stanford researchers look at breast cancer’s brain fog aka chemo brain
- UK’s NICE rejects Faslodex (fulvestrant) for treatment of metastatic breast cancer
- RIP Evelyn Lauder, breast cancer advocate
- week’s end
- research: role of HIF-1 may spur study of digitalis in treatment of metastatic breast cancer
- research: positive results for poxviral vaccine for metastatic breast and ovarian cancer
- day with my muse
- curious then and now
- communication
- autumn memories
- Faslodex 19, Xgeva 11
- update: PARP inhibitor studies undergoing redesign
- survey from LBBC about metastatic breast cancer
- catching up with MBCN
- constant queries
- wrong bus
- winding down post workshop
- uncluttering the language of breast cancer
- metastatic breast cancer community ready for action
- NBCC Project LEAD conversations
- NBCC Project LEAD aftermath
- NBCC Project LEAD day 3
- NBCC Project LEAD day 2
- NBCC Project LEAD day 1
- early for workshop but nixed the night on the town
- article on Avastin incorrect
- AOW needs us: Phase Ib Trial of 2nd Generation Designer T Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer (repost)
- choose a worthy organization for your financial support
- does normal tissue play a bigger role in cancer’s growth
- write a note of support to your friend
- best caregiver
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2011
- breast cancer vaccines, our best hope?
- too many lost
- awareness: night shift increases breast cancer risk
- awareness: male breast cancer
- awareness: estrogen as a risk factor
- Faslodex 18, Xgeva 10
- language: breast cancer remission
- 10 truths about breast cancer
- metastatic breast cancer treatment: subtypes
- answer those invites to silly games with some facts
- update: insurance companies begin withdrawing reimbursement for Avastin
- breast cancer charity: a donor alert by Tim Darragh
- let’s redefine breast cancer awareness
- relentless chase
- life interrupted
- research: trastuzumab (Herceptin) achieves long-term remission in select group of advanced breast cancer patients
- cancer education
- afternoon at LACMA
- rockin’ a simple day
- daily surprises
- dehydration and blood glucose
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Network annual meeting 10/29/11
- mark your calendar for October events
- daydreaming
- breast cancer awareness, really? Part 2
- breast cancer awareness, really? Part I
- research: sensitizing breast cancer stem cells for reception to TRAIL
- smiling
- reminder: take the survey Faces of MBC, deadline 9/16/11
- Breast Cancer Symposium report on cost of treatment for metastatic breast cancer
- required reading about metastatic breast cancer from Musa Mayer
- easygoing Sunday at Long Beach Art Museum
- Faslodex and Xgeva side effects: moderate
- Faslodex 17, Xgeva 9
- Faslodex still working
- relationship reality
- research: Hopkins seeks participants for azacitidine and entinostat study
- family outing
- family memories
- the eyes say it
- family visit
- every damned day
- just a little off
- survey: Faces of Metastatic Breast Cancer
- training effects for strength and stamina with MBC
- waiting for PET scan results
- to all my breast cancer sisters online
- finally passed the qualifying round
- mental prep for tomorrow’s PET scan
- calendar of MBC events
- breast cancer topics in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
- cancer’s mysteries and challenges
- catch 22
- preoccupied with cancer
- lesson in blood glucose reading: site key to accuracy
- hoping for good glucose levels for tomorrow’s PET scan
- 2011 conference: Metastatic Breast Cancer Network 10/28–29/11
- advocate training: NBBC Project LEAD workshop, Seattle 10/21–23/2011
- page 5
- foggy and wobbly after Faslodex and Xgeva
- research: location of maspin determines tumor suppression in mBC
- Faslodex 16, Xgeva 8
- scrambling to lower blood glucose readings
- quirky consequence
- RIP dear Susan
- circulating tumor cells read zero
- go away
- tumor markers rising again
- research: Afinitor® (everolimus) achieves primary endpoint
- update: NCCN backs Avastin
- what do you call me
- research update: iniparib results suggest redesign and new studies
- research: PARP inhibitor iniparib Phase III fails to show expected benefits
- rejuvenated with art
- beauty
- life’s valuables
- escape from boredom
- losing an old friend: Cass Tech
- family love
- research: drug targets mutated P13k gene
- family members should update family history
- finding beauty with self love
- Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Cancer 101
- AOW needs us: Phase Ib Trial of 2nd Generation Designer T Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer
- podcast from LBBC: Drucilla Brethwaite
- updating family database
- bone pain and fatigue: side effects from Faslodex, Xgeva
- my cancer denied
- simplicity
- Faslodex 15, Xgeva 7
- rekindling
- connecting with family
- farmers’ markets in your neighborhood
- gratitude list
- sweet memories of best friends
- why did i come here
- summer songs for chillin’
- out with a real camera
- find your sunscreen . . . yes, you’re worth it
- feeble catch-ups
- 4th of July memories of fireworks in Detroit
- freedom of expression
- metsister Ann dances into the light
- update: Medicare will pay for Avastin off label
- drug issues call for collaboration and creative solutions
- news: FDA hearing on Avastin recommends no approval
- news: FDA hearing on Avastin continues through Tue 6-29-11
- metamorphosis
- did you create
- what gives you a sense of accomplishment
- big dose of positive to eradicate the negative
- next week FDA committee holds hearing on Avastin 6/28-29
- AoW attending LatinoFest 6/25–26 Baltimore, MD: need helpers
- gathering photos
- sometimes zero communication is better
- Father’s Day memories
- no cleaning here for any reason
- Faslodex 14, Xgeva 6
- events remind us where to focus
- forget about multitasking
- what the heck
- breast cancer claims another
- remembering Sunday drives and lemon ice
- optical migraine
- nail salon, hair salon . . . weekend
- scoot and shoot: friendly night at food fest
- scoot and shoot: taste of Long Beach
- scooting has its place
- reading books again
- better than dreams
- a movie for ponderers
- weekends of past dance through my mind
- how about some vinegar to lower blood glucose
- suddenly allergies
- mark the date: 6/28-29/11 for FDA hearing on Avastin
- partner’s perspective: wife has super hero powers
- Getty beckoned today
- metastatic breast cancer affects social life
- time to share
- napping, sipping tea, getting ready for weekend
- AOW needs volunteers: Baltimore or Chicago: women without breast cancer
- fraudulent use of handicapped parking and placards rising
- not a serious cancer
- post-treatment and PET scan
- fatigue from activity versus from treatment
- Faslodex 13, Xgeva 5, CT/PET scan
- how about the Enterprise alert system instead of scanning
- MBC patient’s husband gathers support for Avastin hearing
- escape to tranquility
- posting from somewhere near the AZ/CA border
- sunshine and airplanes
- aircraft and a hat
- mini vacation
- together
- no winning points
- blood glucose control for PET scan
- research: circulating tumor cells’ first large study confirms earlier findings
- glad to conclude this week
- chemo brain loses names, numbers, words
- NBCC on health care reform effects on people with BC
- theories on MBC from an avid advocate
- hot flashes, not again
- NBCC educates us to effect a cure
- successful treatment shows cancer is hormone positive
- befriend ginger for chemo-induced nausea
- speculating
- weekend arrives in the morning
- rant on rudeness
- fatigue be gone
- Faslodex fatigue
- Faslodex 12, Xgeva 4
- advocates get ready for NBCC annual conference
- how do we know
- Medicare continues to pay for Avastin pending hearing outcome
- read and research before choosing alternative medicine options
- drooping
- lessons from nature
- rethinking activity goals
- ready for dreams
- now: more and better than ever
- birthday week
- still celebrating 60
- vanishing skill
- one day of sixty
- always celebrating, still learning
- rainbows
- antiquing and more
- let’s laugh
- peek into nature: Decorah eagles
- superwoman am i
- Xgeva: new drug for bone mets: answers to recent questions
- device used in breast cancer study discovered to be flawed
- redefining normal
- National Young Adult Cancer Awareness week
- research: imaging plus agent targets cancer cells
- study needs participants: triple-negative breast cancer
- ASCO updates guidelines for MBC with bone mets
- Xgeva 3 and waiting game
- research: rethinking surgery for liver metastasis
- sunshine finally arrived
- homey weekend
- Faslodex 11: struck a geyser
- new dance
- research: estrogen levels may reduce breast stem cells
- dance to live
- FDA grants Avastin hearing 6/28-29/2011
- announcement: save the date 5-22-11 Pacific Palisades Love Walk/Run
- calendar miscalc
- dancing in Long Beach
- pause to dance anywhere tomorrow 3-18-11 noon PDT
- inviting you to join me in dance
- lost and lucky
- treating the blues
- escape
- challenges of cancer treatment
- free me
- research: future leptin blocker may treat triple negative breast cancer
- too much reality
- research: Halaven (eribulin) results for metastatic breast cancer
- shop for best price on meds
- afternoon at an aircraft museum
- let’s go
- dance around the titanium
- me and my walker
- Xgeva 2
- research: increased risk and obesity, decreased risk and activity
- tummy virus
- learning to pick good films
- research: new biomarkers that could predict risk of breast cancer
- rainy day
- Faslodex 10 and infusion center temp relocation
- reminders
- treatment schedule
- have you joined AoW
- LA pen show 2011
- spinach quiche
- research: RANKL’s role in cancer metastasis
- NBCC’s deadline to end cancer 1-1-20
- remembering another friend lost
- exhaling
- romance and love
- Valentine surprise
- eating, walking, shopping
- celebrate this weekend
- caring for your bones: teleconference Fri 2-11-11
- good idea for Valentine’s Day
- PET scan 4
- wondering too much
- Superbowl Sunday sans football
- advance preparation: PET scan
- metastatic breast cancer: needs more research
- broccoli’s sulforaphane inhibits cancer stem cells
- upcoming PET scan
- start Xgeva (denosumab)
- research: physical effects on brain from meditation
- hate-cancer blues
- research: disappointing results: iniparib, PARP inhibitor
- sleep, sleep, more sleep
- update: denosumab (Xgeva) replaces Zometa
- update: kidneys and Zometa
- bittersweet
- to Daria
- heartbroken for another sister
- eyes half shut
- return to reality and Faslodex 9, no Zometa
- basking
- forever friends and new friends
- true friends
- healing power
- old memories become new
- reuniting
- at the oasis
- 40 years and still going strong
- mbc: value of social networking
- follow up with primary care physician
- why me
- blessings
- get ready to write
- seeing friends this weekend? remind them to join AoW
- research: PARP inhibitor, iniparib for metastatic triple-negative BC
- avoid the hype
- restless nights
- 2011
- reaching from eternity
- Happy New Year 2011
- changeover
- life’s treasures
- eyes switched from near sighted to far sighted
- side effects: Faslodex
- Faslodex 8, no Zometa
- exit Christmas
- Merry Christmas
- Christmas Eve with family
- dream on
- voice of a choir of angels
- annual list of carols–links fixed 🙂
- research: selective reduction of inflammation to halt cancer growth
- life’s seasons
- research: tivozanib, new VEGF inhibitor in clinical trials
- weekend playtime
- where oh where is my kitchen witch
- holiday rum balls
- wake-up cough
- planning despite uncertainty
- sing along: garbanzo beans
- musical memories
- time to adjust my attitude
- slow but sure
- and now, The Girl with the Goofy Grin
- reminder: celebrate life
- happy wedding anniversary #9
- pink: awareness or trivializing
- holiday shopping hints
- lessons from ironing
- AoW needs our votes for Pepsi Refresh Project December 1-31
- ALERT researchers are seeking volunteers through Army of Women
- get ready for OvationTV’s battle of the Nutcrackers
- thankful for my loving partner
- great way to finish holiday weekend
- muscle spasms and mushrooms
- Faslodex 7
- Happy Thanksgiving 2010
- November alert: vote for Army of Women
- fall in Long Beach
- calling all women to join Army of Women
- rainy Sunday
- bone mets: FDA approves Xgeva
- watching Eleanor Powell to cure my cold
- metastatic breast cancer and relationships
- freewheeling and happy
- still wearing a happy face
- pet scan 3 results
- beginning the season of appreciation
- early gift
- welcoming the weekend
- insurance blues
- insurance changes during open enrollment
- anemia from bone mets
- write to cope
- taste for horiatiki
- source of strength
- PET scan #3
- always dancing for better or worse
- pumpkin pie fail
- voting day
- metastatic breast cancer podcasts you will want to hear
- lucky me
- inconclusive effects from green tea on breast cancer
- Faslodex 6: my conclusion about fatigue
- life is immediate
- international survey of people with metastatic breast cancer
- tug of war
- oncology meeting summary
- preparing for meeting with oncologist
- loss of family member
- top site for anyone with metastatic or stage IV breast cancer
- research: denosumab for treatment of bone mets in MBC
- new job
- excellent resource: The Breast Book
- Pink Glove Dance: The Sequel
- weekend oasis closing
- sweet and easygoing
- back to the oasis
- Faces of Metastatic Breast Cancer video
- National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- times have changed
- broken tooth, ugh
- return of sunshine
- debunking cancer myths
- unpacking continues: moving fairies still hiding
- today: not just unpacking
- LA Times features health section on breast cancer
- uplifting education on MBC: another way to celebrate
- breast cancer postage stamp: donate and raise awareness
- day of rest and DVDs
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2010
- Faslodex 5 minus Zometa
- new live-work environment: part 2
- breast cancer: survival rates then and now
- severe weather: horowitz on the move
- long day in the heat
- metastatic breast cancer: our partners
- heat and termites -vs- cool friends and passersby
- moving fairies
- research: HER2 blockers may also help HER2 normal and negative
- moving tests my patience
- research: study identifies and isolates mammary stem cells
- biologic markers can change after metastasis
- moving’s rewards
- Saturday evening peace
- update: Avastin decision postponed
- research: stress factors into metastasis
- moving, pacing and lunch with a seaside show
- research: preventive surgery helps BRCA mutation carriers
- progress: moving in
- moving in harmony
- Faslodex®: FDA approves increased dose
- girlfriends are the best
- metastatic cancer: my piece
- sweet luxury: bubble bath
- new live-work environment: part 1
- confusing data and results on dangers of bisphenol-A (BPA)
- research: seeking better detection for breast cancer metastasis
- cancer infusion center: more laughs than tears
- Faslodex 4 minus Zometa
- iPhone applications: breast cancer
- radiation treatment by Varian: gating
- engage your creativity with George Benson
- dance in a new body
- healing love
- perspective
- do your thoughts or your words lead the way
- NIH NLM definition of clinical trial phases
- send your thought-provoking answers to Phillip Milano, FL Times-Union
- TAS-108 to advance to phase III clinical trials
- together
- effects of air travel on lymphedema
- unrelenting fatigue
- souls in partnership
- thinking in color
- dose of positivity
- UC Irvine: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- my oncologist: Rita Mehta, UC Irvine
- Avastin again in news: fed ready to consider rescinding approval for MBC
- causes breast cancer: postmenopausal hormone therapy
- talking tummy
- kick that cancer fatigue
- 2010 conference: Metastatic Breast Cancer Network 10/16/10
- Zometa side effects: bone pain
- ferroportin level may predict breast cancer prognosis
- Faslodex 3
- personal shoppers: let’s bring them back
- get your happy
- avoid these 12 supplement ingredients
- cancer cells proliferate on fructose
- yeah, sister’s visit
- African ancestry linked to triple negative breast cancer
- evasive patience
- breast cancer treatment: aromatase inhibitors
- plums and peaches attack breast cancer
- breast cancer genetics yields useful data for treatment
- cancer chaos
- what? faking cancer?
- cancer: changes
- cancer: energy conservation
- DCIS: early detection poses challenges
- numbers of women who screen for breast cancer level off in 2000
- project Open Notes launches summer 2010
- committee recommends Avastin approval be revoked for advanced breast cancer
- news: panel recommends Avastin removed for breast cancer
- dreaming cancer
- navigating life
- friendship is a choice
- Faslodex side effects
- coloring for everyone
- hark, let your voice be heard on metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
- Faslodex 2
- taming dance
- how about sending Mammogram e-card to your friends
- study shows link between multivitamin use and breast cancer
- fish oil shows possible benefit as prevention
- drat health questionnaire
- portacath in shoulder instead of chest
- end-of-life decisions: about more than just spending
- I3C inhibits cancer cell growth
- research: olive oil protects against breast cancer
- happy holiday weekend
- ready for three-day weekend
- antiangiogenesis foods 3
- free online games for chemo brain at the Breast Cancer Site
- treating breast cancer tumors with cryosurgery
- seeking patience
- beautiful day in Long Beach
- more excellence
- excellent
- chemo nails recovering
- cancer risk increased with blood pressure pills
- medication: glad to have options
- genes and lifestyle: no relationship
- Happy Father’s Day
- celebrating Father’s Day early at the Getty
- quest for pink ink
- quiet evening home watching news
- cancer research leans toward genetics
- lying low, getting ready to spring
- our partners, our heroes
- Father’s Day dress rehearsal
- going to the movies
- Faslodex 1 and Zometa
- easy pace
- ASCO 2010: eribulin for MBC
- summer stationery sale
- metastatic breast cancer: not an opportunity
- good news on the horizon?
- research: breast cancer vaccine: Vincent Tuohy
- a song, a laugh
- steps of recovery
- cancer fatigue
- annoying itching and muscle spasms
- memories of Memorial Day weekends
- long weekend
- simple pleasures
- naps and new nails
- bavituximab study promising for treatment in advanced breast cancer
- more info at cancer.net
- inhibiting the growth of cancer tumor blood vessels
- pushing fluids
- new leadership for NCI
- tap dancing tomorrow
- loving life
- shopping lists: Clean Fifteen and Dirty Dozen
- going to my oasis
- antiangiogenesis foods 2
- my predicted longevity
- reveling in the moment
- appearing again: eyelashes and eyebrows
- breast cancer: unreliability in testing to target treatment
- taste buds return
- metastatic breast cancer: long-term survival
- breast cancer and weight gain
- Faslodex: third and last loading dose
- subsiding side effects
- more fatigue
- coconut cream pie and meditation
- bizarre visual phenomenon: optical migraine
- redefining measures of success
- chores and rewards: salad and dessert
- kindness month
- reading books again
- TLSO brace: first day out
- bone regrowth in vertebrae
- letter to my dad
- memories of trips to the farm
- tribute to dad
- Faslodex: second loading dose
- love to my dad
- regaining strength after chemo
- density correlations to risk of breast cancer
- insurance and cancer
- research news: blueberries kill cancer cells
- non-toxic cleaning solutions
- memory recall failure
- another scam artist targeting patients
- flowers and blue skies
- eyelash regrowth after chemo
- dirty dozen foods to buy organic
- easy healthy yummy food with Chef Scott Euhlein
- birthday treat
- starting Faslodex, resuming Zometa
- birthday reminder
- support Kanzius research: vote during April
- metastatic breast cancer: labels
- salad, again
- update: chemo break and revival
- thieves claim cancer to scam others
- storm of quakes follows Mexicali 7.2
- Easter and 7.2 earthquake
- 3-minute cake in a mug satisfies sweet craving
- chemo skin shedding
- happy humor for April Fools’ Day
- update: chemo-induced neuropathy
- day of rest
- pressure cooking advantages
- cooking up some brown rice
- returning energy
- time for a new TLSO brace
- metastatic breast cancer: hormonal treatment
- great source for choosing green options
- research: viruses that target an individual’s cancer
- favorite iPhone applications
- morning fog, afternoon walk
- from the cold to the workout
- handwashing 101
- still hunkered down
- metastatic breast cancer: monitoring fevers
- hunkered down
- Race for the Cure LA: amazing event
- Susan G Komen Race for the Cure LA: thank you
- Susan G Komen Race for the Cure LA tomorrow Dodger Stadium
- doin’ all right
- clinical trial studies treatment-resistant breast cancer
- progress notes
- scooting at 3.2 mph
- eight-minute putz around the corner
- no long distance scooting yet
- mobility scooter ready for transport
- chemo break: week 2
- chillin’ for healin’
- metastatic breast cancer: you and your oncologist
- sleep and relaxation
- please don’t pass the spam
- my hero
- important day: new washing machine
- chemo break
- Scott Hamilton’s web sites for cancer patients
- snacks help ward off nausea
- more nagging fatigue
- danger of lymphedema
- Susan G Komen Race for the Cure LA County 2010: Team Peaches
- metastatic breast cancer brings new sensations
- Taxol and Aranesp: chemo day
- fatigue
- anti-angiogenesis foods: sweet leaf tea extract
- aspirin may reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence or death
- coverage continues for mammograms despite guidelines
- Happy Valentine’s Day
- resting up for LA International Pen Show
- Taxol solo: chemo day and seaside date
- learning my breast cancer metastasized
- relax and fall asleep to chanting
- ready for the Getty
- update: neuropathy and brittle nails
- out shopping for the ark
- chimes bring Mom’s kisses
- Taxol and Aranesp: chemo day
- Frankenstein
- chemo-induced anemia
- fun food sites
- ups and downs with side effects
- speculating why these are side by side
- easy day for a change
- Taxol: chemo day
- annoying neuropathy: need another remedy
- diversion: online games
- hummus
- yogurt, the wonder food
- breast cancer sisters share beautiful moments
- National Handwriting Day 2010
- Taxol, Procrit minus Zometa
- neuropathy remedy: vitamin B6
- waterlogged in Long Beach
- jhoom barabar jhoom
- neuropathy remedy: tonic water/quinine
- cancer visits my family again
- Twyla Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov: two of my favorites
- Taxol and neuropathy
- detection, treatment, tolerability
- gorgeous pink quilt from UCI Star: thank you
- talking Akita
- my PET scan and tumor markers
- easy weekend and a mobility scooter
- creative coping: random ideas
- expression: absolutely recommended for coping
- good news: blood tests and PET scan
- my Akita purrs for women
- Zometa: suspect in kidney function changes
- stubborn shingles
- plans for 2010
- this week’s chemo update
- fun on FaceBook
- happy new year
- heirlooms
- role model
- busy day: healing
- shingles, my second time
- Taxol and shingles
- Merry Christmas
- Merry Christmas Eve
- meditating with my new singing bowl
- rehearsing for Christmas Eve
- errands and limits
- all day at the oasis
- cancer free zone, my oasis
- metastatic breast cancer: treatment and fantasy
- simpler times
- PET scans for metastatic breast cancer
- memories of Christmas
- PET scan: assessing activity in metastatic breast cancer
- Taxol solo
- another gift idea: journals, Part 2
- another gift idea: journals, Part 1
- December’s favorite fairytale: The Nutcracker
- mbc: hope
- TLSO brace: personal hygiene tool
- chilly day in SoCal
- gift idea: head covers
- gift idea: medical ID jewelry
- Taxol: chemo 3.4.3
- celebrating good news
- metastatic breast cancer tumor markers
- Breast Cancer Trials site teams up with Komen
- winning side effects
- metastatic breast cancer can mean search for new support
- metastatic breast cancer support groups
- no cancer zone continued
- Happy Thanksgiving 2009: Family Time, Ziggy Marley
- Taxol solo: chemo 3.4.2
- side effects fighting to win
- pink glove dance: Providence St Vincent
- venting, coping
- fatigue and low-key Saturday
- Taxol solo: chemo 3.4.1 restart
- breast cancer pen pal, anyone?
- R and R training continued
- hospital visit follow-up
- R and R training
- from doctors to clergy?
- home from hospital, resting
- hospitals: no sleep zone
- emergency room and admitting
- joy of girlfriends
- Avastin, elevated blood pressure and new meds
- Avastin: elevated blood pressure
- what happened to my taste buds
- whack a cancer
- Taxol and Avastin, Zometa, clonidine: chemo 3.3.1
- extreme fatigue: cancer’s constant companion
- before and since: metastatic breast cancer
- breast cancer treatment: no cookie cutters
- giant pandas: San Diego Zoo’s pandacam
- H1N1 vaccine side effects: none
- music to enhance relaxation and healing
- chemo break has benefits
- Buster’s progress report: brace command
- H1N1 vaccine: got mine
- H1N1 vaccine tomorrow
- flu vaccine and service dog training continues
- free day
- inspired to tap dance
- H1N1 vaccine: update for cancer patients
- joy of simple communication
- advanced cancer: thriving
- side effects vying for attention
- breast cancer: that’s not too bad
- no thoughts of cancer
- #beatcancer: Tweet, FB or blog to support research
- Taxol, Avastin: chemo 3.2.3
- simple pleasure
- support free mammograms at The Breast Cancer Site
- metastatic breast cancer awareness day
- breast cancer awareness
- service dog and member of our family
- sound sleep and good morning
- Taxol with no Avastin chaser: chemo 3.2.2
- control in my life: who invited stupid cancer
- cancer spam abounds: beware what you read
- neutropenia: avoiding high risk foods
- Taxol, Avastin: side effects sublime
- impaired immunity and catching a bug
- H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines: my plan
- Taxol, Avastin, Zometa, Aranesp: chemo 3.2.1
- celebrating breast cancer awareness with my oncologist
- exercising core muscles with restricted movement
- exercise: another tool for coping with cancer
- cancer: revising normal activity goals
- H1N1 vaccine for cancer patients?
- giant pandas–what a surprise
- furloughs enter and rough week exits
- music from my dad
- funk songs: favorites of all time
- taking a day off
- sleep and insomnia
- Taxol and Avastin: side effects
- neuropathy: CIPN, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
- Taxol and Avastin plus Procrit: spa day with chemo 3.1.3
- detecting recurrent cancer: spine surgery follow-up
- depression and survival, progression, life
- Avastin®, bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody
- Taxol side effects
- annual car show, Belmont Shore
- revisiting central coast, California
- joy of chemo 3.1.2: Taxol
- cleared for Avastin and now work furloughs
- thinning skin: who is this wuss?
- service dog training: retrieval command
- service dog training
- unexpected generosity for bald-headed women
- advanced cancer: dancing with acceptance
- Taxol without Avastin: chemo 3.1.1 and MRI
- joy of sisterhood
- finding cancer support
- girls can talk nonstop
- vacation and sister’s visit
- advanced cancer: an exclusive club
- music to chill on a hot day
- chemo induced menopause: hot flashes
- did i say cancer’s subtler side effect
- next phase of treatment: Taxol and Avastin
- some of my favorite things
- energizing rhythms
- relaxing at the marina
- post chemo reaction crash
- Carboplatin® reaction: chemo 2.5.1 and transfusion
- cancer fatigue, chemo fatigue: wipe out
- cancer’s subtler side effect
- subconscious hope
- my TLSO brace: Part I
- lovely summer weekend
- movies for contemplating mortality
- lessons from my mom
- happy birthday, Mom
- appreciating my deficits
- find your passion
- coping with stares
- garden of healing
- songs you can’t get out of your head
- excited about chemo 2.4.3
- chemo brain
- handicapped parking fraud
- unlikely invitation
- stalking lion
- itching theory tested: results are in
- message from cancer warriors
- chemo 2.4.2
- can I get swine flu from eating pork
- five heavenly pop songs
- polish your positivity tools
- merce cunningham, farewell
- peach fuzz and false eyelashes
- chemo 2.4.1 highlights
- chemo 2.4.1: arriving for treatment
- breast cancer tribute dance
- tap dancing is like eating ice cream
- walkers don’t do briskly
- how about a ventilated TLSO brace
- itching theory
- movies to avoid
- cheers on a Friday night
- traveling the dirt road
- cancer sucks
- do what you love to fight cancer
- queasy queasy
- coping and progressive relaxation
- today’s feel-good pop songs
- chemo 2.3.3 and silly morning
- itching
- farewells
- linking to FaceBook
- old wife’s tale about chemo
- 4th of July fun
- today’s coping tips
- chemo 2.3.2: paying attention
- is this a dream
- thankful to feel better
- morning
- ice cream social
- 2.3.1 chemo and positivity
- my first blood transfusion
- 2.2.3 still postponed
- anemia postponed my chemo 2.2.3
- back surgery three-month follow-up
- cancer, courage, coping
- chemo 2.2.2 snag and aftermath
- quick before chemo 2.2.2
- digestive rumbles and nosebleeds
- chemo 2.2.1
- more to ponder–let’s hide again
- boldly bald
- shedding hair
- nighttime fear and pain
- diva of chemo 2.1.3
- bone pain on night patrol
- up all day and going strong
- chemo 2.1.2
- coping with bone pain and queasiness
- chemo effects delayed
- PowerPort healing and post chemo 2.1.1
- chemo 2.1.1–my new dance
- PowerPort® by Bard, my new super port
- radiation fatigue fading
- strawberry shortcake before chemo
- weekend before starting chemo
- fatigue and a handy tool for remembering
- two-week follow up post radiation
- scheduled for PowerPort and chemo
- revving for chemo
- lion naps today
- PET scan results
- fear
- youtube–placing metal bars in patient’s spine
- radiation burn–WARNING yucky photo 🙂
- face the lion
- radiation effects cumulative
- radiation burn and getting a doggie
- my first shower in two months
- surgeon follow-up
- weekly meeting with doctor
- life is hell
- haircut
- radiation and fright
- brace claustrophobia
- trying to look good LOL
- live as though life is normal
- TLSO: brace or fashion asset
- brace, harness, straightjacket: function
- preparing for living with cancer: moving to new place
- Quiet evening at St Edna
- the lion awoke
- lasting back pain–avoid misdiagnosis
- two years after treatment
- how fragile
- first mammogram post treatment
- another new year
- surviving
- jury duty
- fear visits
- new goals: dance therapy for survivors
- after chemo: hair growing back
- moving along
- red, hot and swollen
- popularity
- normal
- quirks of recovery
- starting tamoxifen
- starting recovery
- end of radiation
- encore soon to be done
- fried
- radiation boost and monsters
- carpal tunnel and itching
- sleepless
- celebrating 18 down of 25
- 3 weeks down, 3.5 to go
- radiation: 3 weeks down
- new year and here comes radiation fatigue
- new year and radiation fatigue
- driving again
- radiation treatment begins
- dance during the holidays
- stray rays
- PICC line gone
- starting chemo recovery and last shot of Neupogen
- lingering weakness
- thanksgiving
- radiation plan
- weakness and bone pain
- graduated to radiation
- graduating from chemo
- more bone pain
- Taxol: more bone pain and nosebleeds
- congrats on your pregnancy
- seesaw and balance
- sleepless in long beach
- rumbling digestive tract
- chemo 7: WBC good, RBC still low
- Marvin brings me scarves
- memories chase away the pain and fear
- clinical visit, Procrit, and PICC dressing
- chemo 6: anemic but down to the wire, yeah
- catheter cleaning directions for Marvin
- break from chemo feels good
- chemo cha cha
- chemo5: PICC line delight; start Taxol
- PICC line and a visit from Kaycee, cancer survivor doggie
- PICC line and change to Neupogen from Leukine; chemo postponed
- Leukine fever: fright night
- down sunday
- chemo 4: halfway to the finalé
- fever
- rough day
- root canal during chemo
- chemo 3: vein hunt
- Leukine fever: fine weekend of fevers and purging
- 102.3 fever and trip to OR
- don’t know
- visitors all went home
- bald
- chemo 2: hair fall-out
- quick visit
- sleeping, sleeping
- easier today: demi-pliés
- second position
- bedside drugstore
- chemo 1: break a leg
- post-op visit 2
- fever and first meeting with chemo
- healing is strenuous
- skipping through a fun weekend
- guests, fun, margaritas
- taking it easy
- moving along
- tours jetés
- sentinel node surgery healing
- sentinel node surgery recovery: sore, numb, hyper
- sentinel node surgery and surprise
- breast cancer lumpectomy today
- breast cancer surgery anticipation
- breast cancer surgery preparing
- breast cancer discovery: absorbing, coping
- breast surgery plan and lab report
- awaiting diagnosis: breast cancer
- waiting for diagnosis: breast cancer
- finding and releasing records to new doc
- dizzy and tired
- awakenings
- insensitivity
- nerves frayed: standing on one foot
- invasive/infiltrating ductal carcinoma: scary words
- biopsy results: waiting is torture
- breast biopsy: is it cancer?
- mammogram and ultrasound: is it breast cancer?
- finding breast cancer: dimpling
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medical reference
- American Cancer Society
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- Are You Dense?
- Army of Women
- back surgery video–implant rods
- breast cancer: diagnosis definitions: American Cancer Society
- breastcancer.org
- breastCancerCare.org
- BreastCancerTrials.org
- cancer myths: Mayo Clinic
- CancerNet: American Society of Clinical Oncologists
- cancersymptoms
- CFCCC search page for clinical trials
- ChemoCare by Scott Hamilton
- fatigue: CRF cancer related fatigue
- fatigue: radiation
- ginger reduces nausea: latest study
- H1N1 vaccine update: CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- macmillan: formerly Cancerbackup
- medical search engine: PubMed
- medical search engine: uptodate.com
- MyBreastCancerNetwork.com
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- nausea and vomiting: National Cancer Coalition
- neuropathy: another chemo side effect
- Rx
- shingles
- sleep habits: National Cancer Institute
- symptoms, various
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation (TNBC Foundation)
- triple negative breast cancer: symptoms, diagnosis; characteristics of my current diagnosis
- tumor markers
my dream team and treatment
- Abraxane® (paclitaxel) part of 2.x.x regimen
- AC&T: chemo regimen 1, primary
- acyclovir
- anemia: Aranesp® (darbepoetin alba)
- anemia: Procrit® (epoetin alfa)
- Aranesp® (Darbepoetin alpha injection) for anemia
- Ativan® (lorazepam)
- Avastin® (bevacizumab): part of chemo 3.x.x
- carboplatin (Paraplatin®) part of 2.x.x regimen
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Irvine
- clonidine
- Compazine®
- Daniela Bota, MD, neuro-oncologist
- Decadron®
- Donna Baker, LCSW, and Jennifer Higgins provide emotional support
- estrogen receptive down regulators
- Faslodex (fulvestrant)
- John Butler, MD, breast surgeon
- Johnny Delashaw, MD, neurosurgeon 2012
- Leukine® (sargramostim)
- Neupogen (filgrastim)
- Nilam Ramsinghani, MD, radiation oncologist
- P. Douglas Kiester, MD, PhD, spine surgeon 2009
- PET scan
- PICC line
- Portacath, port-a-cath, port
- PowerPort® by Bard
- Procrit® (Epoetin Alfa Injection) for anemia
- Rita Mehta, MD, hematology oncologist
- Taxol® (paclitaxel) part of my 3.x.x and initial regimen in 2004 (AC&T)
- tumor markers
- UC Irvine Breast Health Research and Care
- Varian rapidarc description and demo–cool
- Xeloda® (capecitabine) chemo 4.x.x
- Xgeva® (denosumab)
- Zantac® (ranitidine)
- Zofran® (ondansetron)
- Zometa® (zoledronic acid)
not cancer
- Cleaning for a reason
- Discover LA
- Evernote®
- Handicapped Fraud
- health awareness dates throughout the year
- Hot Stuff, Long Beach
- medical ID jewelry: American Medical ID
- medical ID jewelry: Creative Medical ID
- medical ID jewelry: Hope Paige
- medical ID jewelry: Jewel Basket
- medical ID jewelry: Lauren's Hope
- medical ID jewelry: Medical Identification Online
- medical ID jewelry: My-Medical-ID
- Nutrition Data: favorite nutrition site
- OberonDesign
- Open Bookstore, Long Beach
- Otterbox: iPhone protective cases: I have one of these
- panda facts: National Geographic
- PandaCam: National Zoo
- PandaCam: San Diego Zoo
- Pelikan fountain pens, my absoute fav pen
- singing bowl for meditating: Bodhisattva, terrific site for learning about singing bowls
- Twist and Pout lip balm
- USDOJ definition of service animal
- Vernors, my favorite ginger ale
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