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Breast cancer awareness month.

Since it’s breast cancer awareness month, here is my PSA. This photo was taken of me almost two years ago. I remember this day. I was happy because I had almost finished with radiation, surgery and chemotherapy were behind me, … Continue reading

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Mary Cecilia Griffin. January 11, 1922- May 19, 2013

My grandmother was the strongest woman I have ever met. I knew she wouldn’t live forever, but I thought she was going to easily make it to 100. This year when she was diagnosed with melanoma on her hand at … Continue reading

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Breast Feeding

I got a lot of notes from people with regard to #8 on my lists of twelve things I am noticing post BC treatment: “8. I feel sad sometimes that I won’t ever be able to breast feed. I don’t … Continue reading

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Motherly love.

My mom is a wonderful person. Anyone who knows her, knows this is true. Everytime I write a blog post, my Mom sends me a really sweet, thoughtful, motivational, supportive, caring email. I thought I would share this note she … Continue reading

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Life after breast cancer treatment (part 2).

My last official day of active treatment for breast cancer was radiation on January 19, 2012. Almost a year later on December 11, 2012, I had final reconstructive surgery to replace the tissue expanders with silcone breast implants (I had … Continue reading

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Good news (…and exhale)

I got in to see my medical oncologist Dr. Isaacs at Georgetown this morning to get the results of my follow up CT scan. Drum roll… the liver lesions are benign! One is a cyst, one is a hemangioma. Phew! … Continue reading

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Post Surgical Complications. Attack of the Giant Boob.

Well damn. I was hoping I’d be rolling into 2013 with a new pair of boobs and all my major health problems behind me, and instead I am on antibiotics in a compression wrap monitoring a giant swollen boob. Things … Continue reading

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Anna Quindlen on Cherishing the Moment

My grandmother “Mimi” started taking special notice of Anna Quindlen once I became a Quindlen in 2007 (my father-in law is Anna’s cousin). My grandmother called wanting me to read the January 2013, Reader’s Digest “Optimism Issue,” and in particular … Continue reading

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Breast Reconstruction Almost Complete!

I had surgery a week ago, to exchange the tissue expanders I have had in place since my bi-lateral mastectomy was performed on June 15, 2011, with silicone breast implants. The results. Good. Really good. Dr. Kathy Huang, of the … Continue reading

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The Complete Hair Edition

Here is a look at my complete hair chronicle, from shaving it all off, through chemo, and what it’s looked like growing back in. I know there are a couple of people who have been stalking my posts on the … Continue reading

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