Tag Archives: radiation
Absent without leave
The two months since I wrote my last blog have been sucked up by the black hole of time. Looking back over my planner, I see that I haven’t suffered from a dearth of activities. I have no memory of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and blogging, Health, Life, Writing
Tagged Breast cancer, diet, exercise, fear, meditation, radiation, wellness, writer's block, writing
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Writing Life
When I first decided to write a blog, I queried fellow writers on the Internet Writing Workshop and searched online for information as well. One of the toughest decisions I had to make was what to write about. Most advised … Continue reading
An unutterably ugly word: malignancy
In my last blog, My body, my battleground, I wrote about finding a lump in my breast, and having a biopsy. That was a month ago, though it seems more like an eon. Not quite a week afterwards, my doctor’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs and blogging, Costa Rica, Health, Life
Tagged biopsy, Breast cancer, Caja, chemotherapy, CIMA hospital, emotions, Escazu, estrogen, immune system, lymph nodes, margins, meditation, mindfulness, national health care, Oncology, radiation, San Jose, San Jual de Dios, stress, Tamoxifen, Testerone
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