Alison’s Bio
At age 34, I was diagnosed with stage 1B breast cancer. I am trying to learn to live one day at a time and am using this journey to help me find inner peace. I am married to a wonderful guy. I have friends who are like family and family who are like friends. I have a big goofy lab named Tiggy who keeps me laughing. I like spending time near coastal areas and being creative. I hope to do more of that in the future. I am really lucky. Wishing everyone health, peace, love and happiness. Love, AlRSS
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
BlueCross Coverage (or lack thereof) for Fertility Treatment
For years we have been paying for the most expensive PPO plans our employers offer and have never had any accidents, surgeries, or major illnesses. Now that I need it, I am shocked to find out that BlueCross doesn’t cover … Continue reading
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Bossypants Selects a Medical Oncologist
I usually spend a lot of time scrutinizing things. Jim likes to tell people about how I spend a long time in the cracker aisle at Whole Foods trying to figure out exactly which crackers will go best with the … Continue reading
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Next Steps
My sister-in-law posted this quote the other day and it really resonated with me. “You never know what you can do until you have to do it.” ~Betty Ford My Oncotype number came in at “19,” that is just into … Continue reading
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Thanks Threespot.
I work at Threespot (check us out, we are pretty awesome: http://www.threespot.com/) The folks at Threespot have been bringing me meals, fruit and flowers twice a week since my surgery. It is time I gave a shout out on the … Continue reading
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Physical therapy and finding some yoga/pilates classes
I met with Amanda Kane, a terrific physical therapist who works at Sibley, on Friday. She showed me exercises to get the range of motion back into my arms and shoulders. She said building up slowly is the way to … Continue reading
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Human embryo cryopreservation
Having breast cancer at 34 means that I will likely need chemotherapy. The Oncologist wants to start in treatment in early August. Chemotherapy could wipe out some or even all of my eggs. After Chemotherapy, I will need to be … Continue reading
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Strange and disturbing dreams
I have been having some strange and disturbing dreams lately. This one is strange and disturbing enough that it deserves it’s own blog post. In the dream, I died, and was reincarnated as a collectible Madame Alexander Doll. For those … Continue reading
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Close but no Cigar?
Following surgery, I set up meetings with 2 Medical Oncologists and 1 Radiation Oncologist. The question on everyone’s mind, especially mine, is what’s next? The final results from my pathology look like this (you might only understand this if you … Continue reading
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