Forget breast cancer awareness, our culture and medical system needs to address weight stigma, and all the harm it does to people in bodies of all sizes.
Category: Stage 4 Breast Cancer
The Ringing of the Bell
I’m sitting in a small waiting room at the local hospital infusion center with a dozen other people on a Friday afternoon. Behind me I feel a bit of commotion and a cluster of people. A quick glance tells me a couple of nurses have started clapping and then everyone in the room, now at…
The Power of Friends and Meds
The Power of Friends and Meds, Diagnosis is often a challenge and getting the specifics involves a lot of imaging. CTs, PET scans, MRIs, Sonograms, and X-Rays… so much so, I am on a first name basis with quite a few radiology techs at Chesapeake Medical Imaging. There is a bit of a problem though….
Carrot Juice and Untangling Self-Responsibility
The noise that juicer made was enough to wake the neighbors, and carrots came in 50lb. bags, all to satisfy Mike’s desires to make the best possible choices for his health. Juicing was one of many paths he followed as he read Prevention magazine, bought supplements, followed eating plans and diets, turned slightly orange, attended…
Not the News I wanted – I’m in the 30%
Dear Ones, Seven years ago for my 50th birthday, I was prepping for a second breast cancer surgery, an axcillary dissection. Today, for my 57th I am sharing this news widely so that I feel comfortable getting back to my writing and blog. I am one of the about 30% who experience a return of…