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Double Mastectomy Pathology Report
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Double Mastectomy Pathology Report

Post-operative visit and review of my surgical pathology report

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Chemo Care Package: Supporting a Friend with Cancer
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Chemo Care Package: Supporting a Friend with Cancer

What your friend really needs

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Double Mastectomy Surgery
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Double Mastectomy Surgery

Ready or not, here we go

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Double Mastectomy: Pre-Surgery Jitters
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Double Mastectomy: Pre-Surgery Jitters

What the week before my double mastectomy looked like

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Next Steps After Chemo
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Next Steps After Chemo

No time to celebrate

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Chemo is Over!
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Chemo is Over!

4 months and 8 rounds of dose dense ACT treatment comes to a close

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Chemo Update
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Chemo Update

A summary of my chemo infusions thus far.

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Telling My Children I Have Cancer
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Telling My Children I Have Cancer

I searched and searched for a script but ended up writing my own.

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Test Results: Hurry Up and Wait
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Test Results: Hurry Up and Wait

Urgency and pressure to schedule follow-up tests while waiting for pathology results.

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Halfway There
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Halfway There

Halfway through doesn’t mean halfway cured.

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My Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
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My Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Plan

The treatment plan for my Invasive Lobular Carcinoma diagnosis.

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The Day After My Diagnosis
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The Day After My Diagnosis

I thought the worst was behind me, but I woke up to a new day and new fears.

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part IV
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part IV

The words no one ever wants to hear: you have cancer.

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part III
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part III

An important medical term is overlooked.

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part II
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part II

A painful biopsy and the waiting game.

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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part I
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Part I

A surprise mammogram that ends with more questions than answers.

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