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De-cancered — a good word, isn’t it? Look at these two faces — they look quite healthy, don’t you think? Well — they most certainly are — quite healthy, despite the chemo both faced prior to proving neither one had the cancer she was diagnosed with. What this photo doesn’t show, is the emotion behind [...]
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. In that time I’ve been the Gramma-sitter for my two little grandsons while their new baby sister arrived (welcome Kyla Shay!), buried my ex-husband’s cremains (he died last April), spoken to two groups of patients, recorded two radio shows and finished my book proposal. Enough excuses, you say! But [...]
[To catch up on previous chapters of Heather's story, link here (post #1) and here (post#2.)] Heather had her first oncology appointment today. She was lucky to get in so quickly after her primary care physician ditched her (that still makes me shudder) and she was prepared. Last week, after my post about her diagnosis [...]
For those of you who have read my misdiagnosis story, you know that one of the ultimate heroes was the pathologist (I’ll call him Dr. H.) who helped me understand how the misdiagnosis happened. Even though he was one of the doctors responsible for getting it wrong, in the end, he didn’t turn away or [...]
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