What the heck is an expander? I get asked all the time about the expanders I had in while waiting for my reconstruction surgery, so this post is a little primer into the process after mastectomy if you’re choosing reconstruction. People are genuinely curious because they’ve never heard of them, and I guess that’s a…
Pieces of Angela or A Big C Update
Let’s see, where did we leave off? I was four treatments into Taxol, and I wasn’t feeling great, but much better then I felt on A/C. After 12 weeks on Taxol, I finished chemotherapy in mid-December. My final treatment, what should have been a happy occasion, was clouded by fear and uncertainty when I started…
And Just Like That… I Wrote a Book
During the lockdown portion of the pandemic last year, I decided I needed to immerse myself in a project. I found some notes I had taken several years ago during a workshop on how to self-publish an e-book and just like that, I wrote a book. Using previously published content from my blog, I added…
The Big Sick or Breast Cancer Sucks
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it might be a good time for an update on how my treatment is going. If you missed the post on my diagnosis, you can read it here, The Big C. I started my chemotherapy at the end of July. The first two treatments went as well as could…
The Big C
I have The Big C. Cancer. Breast cancer. I know, right? I don’t even have boobs… It was definitely a shock; I’m still trying to accept it. I’ve decided to write about it since you’re all along on this crazy journey with me anyway. It will help me get it out, process it and keep…
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