Radiation. Are my Fears Real or Imagined?

So as you probably know, I am in stage two of my one and a half year treatment plan - Radiation.  Typically someone with breast cancer has s...

Thank You

As this terrible year draws to a close I wanted to thank all the special people who have supported me and helped make my life bearable durin...

I Guess the World Didn't End!

I know, I know, it was wishful thinking on my part that the world would end today.  Okay, perhaps not really wishful thinking, more some sor...

Guest Post by Terry Lynn Arnold, Founder - The IBC Network Foundation

Happy Birthday to Me Birthdays mark milestones. For me, one birthday changed the course of my life. I had just turned forty nine when on...

Paranoia and a Small Favour.

Why is it as humans that the mere suggestion that something is wrong can lead us to imagine every little ache and pain is now related?  I un...

Here comes the Sun!

Sooooo we've decided, we are going to take that trip to Sunny Climes before the year-end.  Our destination of choice - Huatulco, Mexico....

MRI Results and Pondering the Future.

Here I am sitting at Lions Gate Hospital waiting for my chemo to start.  Strangely enough, out of all the months that I have been going thro...

Perceptions of Life and Death - as we Think we Know it!

I was raised Roman Catholic, so my perception of the world during my younger years was that The Almighty God created Heaven and Earth and th...

Passing a Milestone and a Thank You!

This coming Thursday I will pass a very important milestone in my treatment and although I am thrilled to be doing so, I am also saddened by...

The Callanish Healing Retreat......

I have just finished a week at the Callanish Retreat and am completely blown away.  I had no idea what to expect when I came here, I ju...

So your Friend, Wife, Mother, Sister has IBC? What does that mean?

The subject matter and information discussed in this blog post has been requested by Terry Lynn Arnold an advocate of IBC education.  Please...

A Guide to What happens on YOUR First Day of Chemo.

I have had some people call me and ask me what chemo is really like.   Sometimes when people ask this they are looking for the true ans...

I Learned Something Today.

After all the trauma and chaos I have been through over the past four and a half months, I decided it was time to start working my way back ...