tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83188754148376489152024-03-08T13:39:35.442-08:00PlanetFoobDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-78016657066557468662013-08-30T11:53:00.001-07:002014-08-14T15:35:26.582-07:00An update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh Plant Foob how I've been negelting you. Life gets so busy sometimes and there just isn't enough time for everything. <br />
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I have realized that I hadn't really done an update in a while. A women who had seen my blog had sent me a message and she had mentioned how she wasn't sure how I was doing. Well I just had a 6 month blood test and everything was good. I'm looking to getting my Vitamin D back up- and my iron is low (a norm for me), but other than that we're doing good. I will post an update on my supplements I'm taking since I'm changing some up right now. <br />
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I also had a couple of friends ask me questions about my breast reconstruction. And it seems like there is always someone new going through breast cancer. I remember sitting in our local Breast Center waiting for my 1st mammogram and on the TV were picture of people who had had mastectomies and I couldn't even look at them. Even at my 1st plastic surgeon appointment I couldn't look at reconstructed breasts- it was beyond my mind. In all honesty ending up without a breast didn't really matter I just wanted to live.<br />
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No matter how you handle your cancer you go through a process of acceptance and understanding of what you really want out of life. <br />
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So I thought now would be a great time to do a little update and go over the process I went through. This is a great time to do it as I've become enlightened about my own body. I'm digging the word enlightened! I had an appointment with my plastic surgeon and again I re-visited a nipple! WHY? I mean I know in my heart it is pretty foolish, but a girl can dream right? Yes I can!<br />
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This appointment was different - it's the last time I will ask a doctor or nurse or anyone for their opinion on my body. I've become comfortable with myself and my foob. A FOOB to me is a breast reconstructed by a doctor- it's Fake because I have an implant and it's shaped like a bOOB so FOOB seems perfect. I have no nipple and I have no feeling there. They scooped out all my breast tissue along with skin and nipple and then they stretched the neighboring skin to make a foob. Amazing how much we can stretch out skin. And that mixed with radiation does make for a TIGHT and HARD situation.<br />
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In the beginning of healing from surgeries and treatment from my breast cancer I hadn't really cared much about my boobs because I had bigger body stuff going on that really needed attention. And sticking a nipple on it seems SO weird. But now as I'm getting back to normal- shall we dare say NORMAL? I'm finally at the weight I was before breast cancer and to be honest I'm definitely in better shape (not including the cancer I didn't know I had). I'm pretty darn happy with my body, the extra fat and all. Getting there hasn't been the easiest. I never really got too mad at my body or my situation, but it was very painful to be so out of shape and not feeling well on top of not looking like myself. I've always been grateful so every little cell that makes up Miss Danielle, but now I appreciate it even more FAT included!<br />
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This has taken sometime and hard work. I thought I would never see muscles in my legs, but I do now. I would never imagined I like jogging, but I do. Spinning class- never even gave that a though, but it's been so freeing. I do take time to go back and realize how far I've come and I have my body to thank for that. The other day I was driving and I was thinking about if I had to do treatment again and how discouraging that might seem. I wondered would I do things the same- Would I let myself gain all that weight or Would I fight it tooth and nail? Well that's a tricky question. I came up with the conclusion that I would go easy on myself just like before and my weight and appearance would be low on my list of concerns again. This thought alone was incredibly freeing to me. I then began to think of my body and that wonderful fat that helped absorb all those deadly chemicals they pumped into me. Fat no matter what has a place; the body makes fat for a reason and it does get a bad wrap. If we have too much fat yes that's a problem, but really it's not fat's fault now is it? This could make no sense to most, but to me it is one step closer to letting go of my crazy ideas of a "normal" body image. <br />
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You see I look different- very different. I'm now just starting to like looking at myself with no clothes on and that's a hard thing I know for a lot of girls. It's not that I'm less fat that is making me happy; it's seeing stronger legs and arms that make me happy. It's seeing my foob and knowing I fought hard for that. I'm still not totally sure about my foob, but I'm getting there. In the bedroom it's still weird- for sure. I mean I can't expect my husband to know what to do when I'm walking around with it day in and day out and I'm not sure what to do. That's OK. I'm OK. Oh I still want two breasts and two nipples like most, but I'm good for now. I want it, but I don't need it- BIG difference.<br />
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My plan is to continue to stay healthy and keep getting my body stronger. I'm still probably 10 pounds away from a weight I think will be healthy for me. When I get to that weight I may revisit my breast situation. I think my option would be to reduce my other breast again and maybe remove my implant for a type of tissue transfer (as in make a breast out of my own tissue). When I need to replace my implant; who knows what advances they may have. Or maybe I will be fine with another implant. <br />
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I'm so lucky to have been raised by a mother who never put all the emphasis on looks. My mom was very practical- she didn't do her daily stuff all done up. She wasn't the type of mother who wouldn't leave the house without make-up (not that there's anything wrong with that). My mom worked hard, and when it was time to do something social she would do her make-up and always dressed perfectly. Seeing my mom as I did growing up I feel comfortable with less or no make-up and I learned no matter what the body shape or weight, just dress nice and accordingly. Oh and always match :) Mom and I may still disagree on the matching, but if I ever I have something special I always can consult with mom. My mom's soul and love was bigger than her body, make-up, and clothes. And so that is probably why my true idea of beautiful will always come back to that which is not seen. :)<br />
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I was taught to love and I love a lot.....me included! Loving myself is the true treasure- because if you don't love yourself you can't love others! Like the saying goes: You can't give what you don't have! <br />
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I posted this on my blog <a href="http://weddingbliss110108.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-light-that-shines-story.html">(Danielle Podrazil)</a>- PlanetFoob is where is must also post! What an amazing girl!<br />
God Bless Jill!<br />
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Well I haven't blogged in a while and I do miss it at times......<br />
I have had some issues with my mind games and cancer- when I'm sick it gets a little worse- because I usually think of crap that could be going on. I'm my 6 month appointment is fast approaching and that's always a worry for me.<br />
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BUT then I stumbled on this documentary and I couldn't be more inspired to continue to grow-up and realize how very special life is and how many opportunities I have to maybe help someone, raise a man, have fun with husband, shop with my mom, eat with my dad and enjoy all my wonderful girlfriends.<br />
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It's so easy to get down on things like back fat, thunder thighs, wrinkles, bad hair, and so on and so on! I've gotten to spend a lot of time with women in my life and there is aways something someone wishes they could change about their appearance. And the things we can change that we don't well HELL that just leads us to a big old guilt trip! Sometimes I hear a friend say something about something they view as a flaw and are unhappy with it and I feel so bad- not because I see that flaw, but because I don't. We are so much more than any physical difference or what some call flaws.<br />
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We are not our flaws or scars and if we are then there is something very wrong and we need to fix that. I'm so far from perfect and my body has some major stuff going on, but when that stuff starts to take front and center I too have to remember who and what I am. Not any one part of me not even my scars make or brake me! Everything God continues to bless me with makes me whole and that makes me beautiful.<br />
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Now watch this beautiful girl and LEARN! Everything she speaks of is so spot on.....her story is pretty much how our journey goes........I could relate to so much of her story.</div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-14227410467021645912012-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:002012-02-14T13:52:24.523-08:00Kris Carr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Juicing is definitely something I enjoyed doing after my surgeries or chemo. <br />
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And now Kris Carr has some new recipes- go here: <a href="http://crazysexyjuice.com/">http://crazysexyjuice.com/</a> to watch her video clip-<br />
I love her!<br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">And speaking of weight and body image issues </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Have you seen this article-</div><h1 style="margin: auto 0in;">Younger Breast Cancer Patients Have More Adverse Quality of Life Issues:</h1><div align="center" class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cancernetwork.com/breast-cancer/content/article/10165/2021313">http://www.cancernetwork.com/breast-cancer/content/article/10165/2021313</a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I had 2 doctor appointments at Sloan for my 6 month blood test and a 1 year radiologist checkup. As time passes and I deal with anxiety and all that crap my foob comes to mind. I realize how different it is not having a real breast and at times I REALLY don't like it. Most docs don't say anything about it- like it's just another foob, but there is a person attached to it. Doctors are wonderful people and they shouldn't have to worry about my state of mind or how I'm dealing with being a woman with a foob- that's my problem and everyone has challenges. BUT when a doc does recognize that 1. that foob looks nothing like a breast and 2. she may feel bad about it and not know that there is help out there- it makes a world of difference.</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dr. Powell my radiologist at Sloan is just that sort of doctor. He always noticed me as a person. He always told of things that could happen down the road and he spoke to me about my mobility and arm stretching. At my last appointment he kindly asked about my implant and who did it. He then asked if I was happy with it and asked if I use something else. We laughed about the whole nipple thing and I told me I wasn't ready to do anything more. He understood and told me that yes I can go back and do some tweaking and such. The fact that he acknowledged the food was huge for me. I had 4 different breast exams by 4 different docs that day at Sloan and only 1 spoke of my breasts. How weird is that? It took a lot for me to find the courage to ask my plastic surgeon about the size difference in my breasts and he did then tell me about getting fitted for an insert- which I didn't even think they had- I mean half and quarter size falsies to finish off my implant.....who would think? </div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Another thing not mentioned is the weight gain thing- I know they know, but they don't say anything about it. And it's huge to be over weight after not being over weight. I'm 20 pounds heavier than I was before cancer and 20 pounds on a 4'11 girl is huge! I'm at the point where I will do anything not be this heavy, but it's seeming impossible to lose. I don't know what it is that made me heavier and know one tells you. And then there is the Tamoxifen- and no more periods- I'm not sure what the heck is going on hormonally in my body which could have something to do with my weight issue. Oh well I need to do more research on hormones, thyroid function and lipo....OK I'm not that desperate.</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Well I do have to say the nurse at Powell's office did talk frank with me about the weight gain.</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I'm hoping the detox will help jump start or reset something in this round little body.</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All in all I'm just so glad to alive and SO grateful to ALL my doctors and my life is so much more important that a set of boobs :)</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dr. Powell was able to release me from his roster of patients This is great but sad too- he was my favorite! </div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">He told me I'm welcome to come in and see him with anything- how nice </div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I will miss him </div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-41637272331551156492011-12-28T16:57:00.001-08:002012-03-20T07:13:17.493-07:00Breast Questions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hmmm....<br />
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I do have to say that I have been speechless a couple of times concerning my breasts which at this time are free game to question about.<br />
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Do you ever have those moments where you can see yourself in a situation where you are asked a question and nothing comes out of your mouth? Well I had this happen 2x with a couple of weeks of each other.<br />
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On the day I was going to NYC with my friend to attend a seminar put on by Women at Risk, I ran into an old friend of mine. I was on the corner near the bus station when I seen him and we said our hello and he asked me how I have been doing. He then told me that he heard about the cancer and he knew someone else who had had it and so on..(yeah and she died- he could of left that part out).....He then asked me something about still having my breasts.....I still don't know what exactly he said it, but I found myself standing there for what seemed like an hour with my mouth open. I was surprised....it was sort of funny. I finally spit out oh yeah 1 I had/have 1. It was the weirdest thing. I mean I know I tell people and blog about my one breast, but standing face to face with a guy was weird. Somehow I don't think if he had a prostrate issue I would ask about any removals....<br />
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The second time I was left speechless with my mouth open was in the airport on our trip to Florida. We had to do a body scan and I was pulled aside. I noticed a female security guard approach and she was listening to someone in her earpiece and looking at my breast area. I know/heard they can see you are missing your breast, but I'd rather not think about them looking at me that way on that scanner. So she pats me up and they come pretty uncomfortably close to your breasts and mine are way different in feel. She then said to me, "Do you have something in there?" .......again silence.......yea....silence......It was like I forgot what to call it. I mean I have an implant and I'm wearing a prosthesis. She finally said, "Do you have a prosthesis?" and finally I was - yes. She then had me wait while she did something with her gloves in another area. Rob was waiting shoes back on and all. He's like "what was that about?"<br />
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As open as I am about my breasts I still get taken back and I'm still a bit shy about it. I'm sure with time it gets easier. I'm amazed at how some days just go by and putting my padding or prosthesis in is just an everyday event. Well there are days I forget all together and then I'm a little self conscious of the size difference.<br />
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Ya know what's really funny- all the talk about Barbie and the bad self image it gives little girls..........Well next time you have an opportunity to check out Barbie's breast, notice NO nipple. I guess we could also call our mounds: Barbie Boobs! I mean who doesn't want to be like Barbie? <br />
Life is funny~ </div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-39339283636838048122011-11-16T06:03:00.000-08:002011-11-16T06:03:01.891-08:00Another Bathing Suit Designer Just for US!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.veronicabrett.com/"><img border="0" height="400" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jhKie1J0Ml4/TsMigEF7HBI/AAAAAAAAHJw/5ixqvrArQZ8/s400/image05.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well she was high risk- so she did something about it and then she did something about it!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes she cheated cancer AND she started dressing US!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Patricia Brett - Designer and Founder of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.veronicabrett.com/">Veronica Brett Luxury Swimwear</a></div><br />
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Well I had a BAD 2 weeks and I only report these bad times because usually something good happens- I learn to cope and I grow. I also put it out there incase someone is going through what I go through- SO they don't think they are crazy.....well maybe you are, but hey you are not alone!<br />
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I don't know what brings on these days of horror and panic, but I'm begining to think it maybe stuff I read and doing too much without rest. Or maybe it's because we are moving on with our life. Rob and I are starting to discuss and take action on things we wanted to do before all this happened and it's very scary to me. I worry about starting a dream and not being able to finish or even ruin it altogether because of my health.<br />
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Thank God for my work which helped keep my mind busy! I'm also thankful for being able to have started back at Pilates and last week I even made it to 3 classes. <br />
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I was convinced for the last 2 weeks that I had cancer in the lymph nodes in my neck. I don't know- but I felt like a dull pain in my neck. I kept feeling my neck and feeling my neck to see if anything was swollen, but nothing. Even so I was sure I dying of cancer. This worry just sucks. It's like treading water in the middle of the ocean and you get so tired, but there's nothing to grab onto to get a break. Some days I just can't wait to go to bed. Sometimes during the day I will run into a little problem could be anything like a phone call at work and I get panicked and think "God-I'm dying here and this person wants to know the status on a bill?" As the worry goes past a week I start to think that maybe I want to die, and then is death possibly better than this nightmare? It's the weirdest thing- I know it's happening, but I can't stop it. I guess because I do have pain in my neck or head at times and cancer is the first thing I think of. I feel like cancer is all through me and my body disgusts me. I'm not used to having pain like I have now since my treatment. SO I just think it's cancer. Cancer can haunt you - I believe it. There is something very evil there- maybe it's the devil- I don't know. Thank God I have faith because for sure the cancer would win. I finally get so tired I give up and I beg God to help me.<br />
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And later in the week last week I was browsing blogs - old ones I hadn't looked at in a while and I stumbled apon this: <br />
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By Thursday I was starting to feel better.....I have a huge cold soar because of the worry....BUT I'm so glad to be back to myself. I know I said I felt like I was treading water in the ocean- but what I didn't realize is that the water wasn't that deep I just had to have faith and try to touch bottom and just walk out.<br />
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Now maybe when I starting thinking a little crazy I'll say to myself:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"Don't go in the water girl"!</div><br />
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I have a love/hate with October- it was when I was diagnosised which is good, but all the breast talk sometimes hurts. Some days I just wanna run away and in October it's EVERYWHERE.<br />
All in all it's a good thing- because women have got to be made aware!<br />
I really hope every girl out there gets the info to get them self fitted for their insert. Even if you are reconstructed you may need an insert.<br />
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One of the best days of my life was getting my insert. I was just stuffing my bra with my "fluff". When I put that bra on for the first time with my insert in it and could see that it looked like I had breast, I wanted to cry. I was SO happy I could almost imagine that I was whole again. Believe me I know it sounds weird saying "whole again", I mean physically whole. It's not SO important, but I will always be a girl and my breasts will always be special to me.<br />
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On that 1st visit I had to Klemmnt Orthopaedic (607-770-4400), Shiela had given me my 1st amoena pin- it was designed by a fellow survivor. Every year they make a pin created by a survivor. I stopped in to say HI to Shiela last week. She came up front with a huge smile and we hugged and she grabbed my arm and she said, "It's Breast Cancer Awareness and I have something for you". Well I got my 2nd pin. It was so nice to see her and it got me to thinking that I'm probably coming up on getting a couple new bras. I have very good insurance and they allow me so many bras a year and an insert about every 2 years. You really need to get to an expert because they can help you with all that and even check on what your insurance company offers. SO what I'm getting at is that if you do your fittings in October there is a good chance you will get your pin too.<br />
I love Shiela for all the help - I had no idea of such a service. She really did help me get whole again.<br />
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On another note I found a great organization-<br />
Check out this mission statement:<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Our vision is to change the way we as a society view health and wellness. We strive to promote healing by empowering survivors to become “THRIVERS”. We lead by example and teach the world that adopting a healthy lifestyle benefits those effected by cancer and prevents the disease process that leads to the formation of breast cancer. We provide nutritional counseling, weight management, exercise training, meditation, guided imagery, Reiki, massage, reflexology, acupuncture and other holistic therapies that are essential to overall wellness.</span><br />
love it!- go to the website <a href="http://www.thehealingconsciousness.com/">HERE</a><br />
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Oh and it's getting cold out foobers and hats hats hats...........LOVE HATS! I don't know what I would have done during chemo without hats!!!!!!<br />
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I like the movie Salt and I really think if I was wearing wigs again I may have to try some of Angelina Jolie's hat looks from the movie:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then there is this one where NO hair needed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypptWmruxmU/Tq2p94otiLI/AAAAAAAAG-Q/ffd059d1yzw/s1600/salt_angelina_jolie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" ida="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypptWmruxmU/Tq2p94otiLI/AAAAAAAAG-Q/ffd059d1yzw/s640/salt_angelina_jolie.jpg" width="424px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's just too darn pretty</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sept 24th- the day the doc found my tumor<br />
Sept 29th- my 1st mamo and when the word cancer was used to describe what it showed<br />
These 2 happened in 09<br />
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Sept 28th -2010- my Survival Inspiration passed on to heaven- Sweet Betty<br />
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And on Oct 6th this 2011 it will be my 2 year mark! Yeah<br />
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I'm still scared at times, but it's gotten better. One thing that still scares me is doing any walks that are for just breast cancer....they still scare me. I wish I wasn't like that, but I am. I was wondering what would Betty tell me and then the other day I get an email from Betty's daughter! I told her what I thought Betty would say and she said I pretty much nailed it. Betty would probably say, "You need to go on with your life, and if you don't want to do it don't." Then she would probably add in "Maybe next year you'll want to go and you can go with your husband, son or a friend". What good advice. I really do want to do my part to raise money to help really cure this horrible cancer. After realizing that there are women out there being tested for the gene (that can carry breast/ovarian cancer) and knowing they have daughters- IT HIT me! Daughters, Baby Girls they need us. I don't have a daughter, but I do have a niece and many friends with beautiful daughters and cousins and so on. I'm going to try and put together a team for the Susan G Koman 2012. I really was unsure, but how can I not help. It's the woman who went before me who took the experimental drugs, walked the walks, shared their stories, that today save my life- I need to give back. I really don't want any girl to go through what I went through. <br />
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I am SO going to celebrate my October 6th because I earned every minute of those 2 years. The pain that we sometimes carry everyday is horrible. We fight this disease all time in our heads - it doesn't matter where we are who we are with it can creep in at any time. My life has forever been changed by this disgusting disease.<br />
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October a month I loved for Halloween is very different for me now. I had my mastectomy a couple days before Halloween- I took dressing up to a whole new level. lol. October in general was just a hard month that 2009. I find out AND it's Breast Cancer Awareness- way to shove it right down my throat.<br />
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The best way we thrive from it is the support of other women who battled ahead of us, for they truly know the suffering that goes on. And the newly diagnosed knows exactly what the survivor went through; we cling to each other like sisters and move on.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">God Bless my SUPER SPECIAL GIRLS:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Missy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicki</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Betty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Liz </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each one carried a piece of the puzzle that is making my Survival! </span></div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-22064253484316605702011-09-24T09:10:00.000-07:002011-09-24T15:40:33.580-07:00October is coming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div>As fall slowly approaches I start to feel some emotions from my past. Sometimes I almost feel that horrible feeling I had when I first found out. It must be some sort of post traumatic stuff. I was just thinking the other day I almost forget what it all felt like in the beginning. Well.....it's only very quick moments I get the feeling. I had a few mornings that were very hard.......cool fall mornings were hard in 09. Getting out of bed is hard at times......I dread thinking about cancer. <br />
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This other morning I was in the grocery store and I ran into another survivor. I thought to myself "Gee here she is just living her life" "Here I am just living............it's almost unreal." Some days I bitch and moan and carry on with my usual stuff..........you would think I would be the happiest person on the planet, but how quick we forget. Then it hit me~ I had a disease that was slowly killing my body! Cancer was going to be my death; a death I for sure NEVER wanted. Heart attack during my sleep- awesome, but to know I had cancer and was going to die- NEVER. When I would think about death the only good I could get from a cancer death is that they had time to prepare others, but I pictured that death like trying to scratch your way out of coffin as they slowly covered it with dirt. I scared my self thinking that cancer may end up being my way. And then I wasn't scared.....as much as I want to go back to my life BEFORE, where I was clueless and happy..........I'm not so scared............I'm not so scared. I've grown a bit. I love God so much and I love everyone who pulled the cancer off me. I wanna live my life as a good happy person in honor of all the people who SAVED my LIFE. <br />
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CANCER KILLS plain and simple. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">BUT-</span>YES my priests, nuns, parents, husband, son, and all the rest of my big family, my sweet breast cancer sisters, friends, that little church in Port Crane, my doctor, my surgeon, my oncologist, my radiologist, my nurses they SAVED MY LIFE! Wow...the love they've shared can still be felt today and sure pushes away a lot of the bad feelings. </div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-90724108067504592942011-09-22T06:06:00.000-07:002011-09-22T06:06:54.924-07:00Something to read over while having your morning tea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="margin: auto 0in;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s-93P1DVtSE/Tnsx8JZNqII/AAAAAAAAGus/AVRC5H0tlKo/s1600/tumblr_lm4kv6fgC01qarjkmo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s-93P1DVtSE/Tnsx8JZNqII/AAAAAAAAGus/AVRC5H0tlKo/s640/tumblr_lm4kv6fgC01qarjkmo1_500.jpg" width="504" /></a></h1><h1 style="margin: auto 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Exercise and Camaraderie Fight Aftereffects of Cancer </span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">By Greg Freiherr | <span id="publishDate">September 10, 2010</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span><br />
<hr align="left" color="#a8becd" noshade="noshade" size="3" width="100%" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span id="10165_1662504_1.0">Patients are beating cancer only to fall prey to sexual dysfunction, body pain, and chronic disease. The physical symptoms of their success increase the emotional burden, leading to anxiety, depression, and even suicide, as they are reminded daily of the chance that the cancer they had might return or a new one might occur. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">But there may be an easy way to relieve this burden and improve patient health. In the July/August issue of <i>Current Sports Medicine Reports</i>, <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">University</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Alberta</placename></place> research fellow Amy Speed-Andrews, Ph.D., has found that <a href="http://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Abstract/2009/07000/Effects_of_Exercise_on_Quality_of_Life_and.7.aspx"><b><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">yoga can dramatically improve</span></span></b></a> patients’ sense of well-being.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">For two years, Speed-Andrews has surveyed breast cancer patients and survivors at the beginning and end of 10-week sessions of Iyengar yoga, which uses blocks, blankets, and balls to help participants realize the asanas, or poses. All the women were being treated for or had completed cancer treatment. At the end of the session, 94% said their quality of life had improved, 88% felt better physically, 87% reported being happier, and 80% felt less tired. Other improvements were reported in body image and in decreased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. This is particularly significant, Speed-Andrews said, considering breast cancer treatments often leave women immobilized, in pain, tired, and depressed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.iyengar-yoga.com/iyengaryoga/"><b><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Iyengar yoga </span></span></b></a>made the exercises easier to do, helping patients attain a wide range of movement. But the biggest boost may have come from being surrounded by classmates with similar experiences. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">“A lot of them reported they like having classes purely for cancer survivors, especially breast cancer survivors,” Speed-Andrews said. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">This camaraderie and improved physical fitness may be especially important for the more than two million breast cancer survivors who make up about a quarter of all cancer survivors in the <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">U.S.</place></country-region> Their complex treatments often extend for prolonged times. Adverse effects and symptoms of the disease, including infertility, menopausal symptoms, and fatigue, may linger for years. Other effects may include second cancers, lymphedema, and osteoporosis. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Up to 30% of breast cancer survivors experience persistent anxiety or depression after completing treatment, according to Cheryl Rock, Ph.D., a professor of family and preventive medicine at the <placetype w:st="on">University</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">California</placename>, <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">San Diego</place></city>, who is leading the multicenter research. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">“We believe weight loss and increased physical activity in overweight breast cancer survivors will have a positive effect on psychosocial problems and coexisting medical conditions,” she said. “They may even reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence.” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Rock will lead a <a href="http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2010/6-23-energy-cancer.htm"><b><span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">five-center clinical trial</span></span></b></a> to examine the effects of weight loss and increased physical activity on quality of life for breast cancer survivors. Documenting improvements in psychosocial and medical comorbidities during the trial could itself change the norms of clinical practice, Rock said, setting up a new aspect of care for breast cancer survivors after initial treatment.</span></div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-60580163403035021812011-09-14T13:41:00.000-07:002011-09-26T19:25:00.143-07:00Another Website/Shop with Pockets!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do ship international and they do take Paypal as well......</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love this babydoll with pockets!</div><br />
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This bra is sweet............<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9gF14FRolNM/TnEP4J0pRVI/AAAAAAAAGs4/eJRjhI1lS9g/s1600/show_image_in_imgtag5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" rba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9gF14FRolNM/TnEP4J0pRVI/AAAAAAAAGs4/eJRjhI1lS9g/s400/show_image_in_imgtag5.jpg" width="266px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they have cute matching knickers.....see I'm getting the brit words down!</div><br />
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<span closure_uid_3l3qin="453" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's Super hard to find nice mastectomy bras that are remotely sexy and make me not miss Victoria's Secret!</span><br />
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</span></div><div closure_uid_3l3qin="414"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="445" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At last a couple of things that make me forget about VS.</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_m3v9fj="235" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7_oOcQgr3g/TmLlSCVVlAI/AAAAAAAAGpI/qvVkL0E2M6U/s1600/naomi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7_oOcQgr3g/TmLlSCVVlAI/AAAAAAAAGpI/qvVkL0E2M6U/s640/naomi.jpg" width="315px" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="413" closure_uid_m3v9fj="364" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_sRLR6s-S0A/TmLlZIl3EwI/AAAAAAAAGpY/2jNmw7YgmzM/s1600/yhst-20906297561931_2171_113816403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_sRLR6s-S0A/TmLlZIl3EwI/AAAAAAAAGpY/2jNmw7YgmzM/s400/yhst-20906297561931_2171_113816403.jpg" width="303px" xaa="true" /></a></div><div closure_uid_3l3qin="406"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A carrying case for my insert how nice.... I don't have to tuck it in my shoes when I pack it!</span> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGL41umi7-8/TmLlbrLjd7I/AAAAAAAAGpc/_kke6WJuQlQ/s1600/yhst-20906297561931_2168_652997927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CGL41umi7-8/TmLlbrLjd7I/AAAAAAAAGpc/_kke6WJuQlQ/s400/yhst-20906297561931_2168_652997927.jpg" width="303px" xaa="true" /></a></div><div closure_uid_m3v9fj="469"><div closure_uid_3l3qin="404"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out this bathing suit- so up to date!</span></div></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_m3v9fj="495" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZcxKBpjz7Is/TmLlceWzbsI/AAAAAAAAGpg/uF5kmv8d7WA/s1600/2468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZcxKBpjz7Is/TmLlceWzbsI/AAAAAAAAGpg/uF5kmv8d7WA/s400/2468.jpg" width="285px" xaa="true" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the Brits they really have a variety</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="439" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="438" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my favorite right now is from the UK- </span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="439" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chantillyrose.co.uk/post-surgery/Loungewear-and-Nightwear/21"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.chantillyrose.co.uk/post-surgery/Loungewear-and-Nightwear/21</span></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="460" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="443" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know why in the USA I haven't found as many nice sites and by nice I mean sites I actually like to look at where I don't feel less than others. I know in fact that in losing my breast I am more than some; I've grown and yes I know better what matters. BUT I still like nice things, and I like nice websites that make me want to look as good as the model. It's just the way I and I think most girls like to shop. </span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="454" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="444" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the days of my first finding out about my cancer it was heart breaking when the Victoria's Secret catalog came. This was a catalog that got me many of dresses for special occasions, bras during their big bra sale and the swim suits motivated me to start getting ready for summer, but I couldn't even look at the magazine. Knowing I was going to lose my breast was heart breaking and Victoria's Secret was adding to it, so for a long time it went straight to the garbage. I am O.K. with now, but it took a while. I often wonder how they don't sell mastectomy bras being the bra experts they are. I guess there is no real money in it AND isn't that sad~ our budget for bras has changed just because of CANCER~ what bullshit! I'll be damned if I'm gonna let cancer take my bra shopping away even if I have to get the good from the UK ;) </span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="444" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and p.s. mastectomy bras are NOT cheap!</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_3l3qin="447" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_3l3qin="444" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_c5lz61="110" closure_uid_m3v9fj="521" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div closure_uid_h2ub6b="332">Well I'm always googling: SEXY MASTECTOMY ___________ -could be bras, shirts, dresses and so on. All we are looking for is SEXY options- I mean why is it so hard to just put a pocket in it. Well I have found some pretty great sites and one of them being </div><div closure_uid_h2ub6b="332"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_h2ub6b="332">Pinxwear- started by a survivor it has some very important items for us survivors.</div><div closure_uid_h2ub6b="332"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_h2ub6b="332">I have going through a good amount of hot flashes lately and at times I just want to rip my clothes off. At night it is really hard as you are sometimes dripping. Well over at Pinx she has light weight natural fabrics - yeah! The above cami has pockets and is very comfy. The nightgown below is super light and 100% cotton. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_h2ub6b="169" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a shirt with a pocket- MEANING I don't have to wear my bra all the time!</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_h2ub6b="169" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never had a problem with wearing a bra, but now that I have a weight issue and my arm with no lymph nodes a bra can be irritating. I swell up under my arm area towards my back. This is where surgery took a toll on my body. I had two operations there; that had me with drains 2x- YUK. It swells back there and swelling is something I avoid at all cost as to not have a problem with lymphedema. :)</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_h2ub6b="169" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO THIS SHIRT</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_h2ub6b="169" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AWESOME! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66y9E8iHNGw/TlUPffZw4NI/AAAAAAAAGm0/vidEbZv9wb8/s1600/pocketteepinx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66y9E8iHNGw/TlUPffZw4NI/AAAAAAAAGm0/vidEbZv9wb8/s640/pocketteepinx.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> OK-another thing that saves me a lot- my good old FLUFF. The little fabric boob insert they gave me right after my surgery. So soft and comfy....for times when I just don't want the Hard Insert. I also love the soft one during workouts- although most times I don't wear anything.<br />
<div closure_uid_h2ub6b="351">At Pinx they have this little foam guy which might me nice to have- you can probably buy a stick-on nipple and maybe even have matching nipple action under your shirt. :) </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_h2ub6b="220" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-th1iGvdvUZ0/TlUPgotLxMI/AAAAAAAAGm4/2lvtXhCAEc0/s1600/foampinx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-th1iGvdvUZ0/TlUPgotLxMI/AAAAAAAAGm4/2lvtXhCAEc0/s400/foampinx.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> At Pinx she even has a couple of other cute things - like there travel bags:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ESjrrGtaVPw/TlUPhUGTEhI/AAAAAAAAGm8/FmvKm0Dsxrs/s1600/pinx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qaa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ESjrrGtaVPw/TlUPhUGTEhI/AAAAAAAAGm8/FmvKm0Dsxrs/s640/pinx.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> And they even carry a care package for a friend that might just be starting her journey<br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_nwdgft="165" closure_uid_xmy1qi="164" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/products/clothes-accessories/women-bras/Ta-Ta-Tamer-II-31110?cc=0001&skuId=3416871&catId=women-bras"><img border="0" height="300" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgHjGz9rA2I/TkmMCehQulI/AAAAAAAAGlI/oQw2nqqRQtU/s400/IMG_9134_1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"><div closure_uid_nwdgft="184"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So since my cancer I am trying very hard....well pretty hard to loose weight and so far after a year I lost 10 lbs. only to gain some back, but anyways I am working out more than I have in the past (in a gym that is). And I actually started out buying just all black sweat and yoga pants, but now I've been stepping up my workout wardrobe just so I don't feel as bad as I look working out!!!</span></div></div><div closure_uid_nwdgft="241" closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"><span closure_uid_nwdgft="210" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One item I found that I really LOVE is my new bra from Lululemon; it is so comfy and the straps can also crisscross if you need. YEAH! I usually can't afford very expensive workout gear so I often shop at TJMaxx for my stuff and I even find organic clothing there. At one of my doctor appointments in NYC I did stop in <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://shop.lululemon.com/products/category/women?pagesize=All&page=1">Lululemon</a></span> and this bra was on sale for something like $34 so I tried it on and it was LOVELY. I wish I had more!</span></div><div closure_uid_nwdgft="208" closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_xmy1qi="190" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7E_Fvh-RqgM/TkmMFJldRHI/AAAAAAAAGlM/VC2tPv1gyqU/s1600/me.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7E_Fvh-RqgM/TkmMFJldRHI/AAAAAAAAGlM/VC2tPv1gyqU/s640/me.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div closure_uid_xmy1qi="115"> </div><div closure_uid_xmy1qi="115">Being comfortable and liking what I'm wearing have become even more important to me now. I never had felt so old in my life. My body has changed and it's so hard to deal with having pain almost everyday. It's not real bad pain, but more like aches and pains. I hate it and really want to try and get rid of some it.......how is the question. I sometimes try and workout really hard and then I feel horrible after, but if I don't work out I also don't feel well. It used to be you would work out, get a little bit of pain the next day and then you feel good. Not so much at this point. Oh well.....I'll keep trying. </div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-62261570793593632592011-08-15T10:32:00.000-07:002011-08-15T10:32:43.739-07:00hair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_tzv0sr="224"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when the hair comes in YES we are so HAPPY and may even vow to never cut it again- but the truth is our hair has suffered from chemo as well as the other parts and it will take a bit to come back to what it is and sometimes it never will.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so as happy as i was to have hair i did get regular cuts to make sure i always had STYLE because otherwise i felt like i looked older than i was...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so my 1st hair cut was by a woman who works with a lot of curly hair and it was great because i never had curls before.....</span><br />
<div closure_uid_tzv0sr="233"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it ended up being short on the bottom and longer on top.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i always had haircut goals and i was always looking to the next style i would shoot for</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my 1st item to always have was a mini straightener- because i do like my hair straight and a mini works great</span><br />
<div closure_uid_xi9c65="127"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good strong gel and a softer one- maybe a pomade</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a great shampoo and conditioner</span><br />
<div closure_uid_xi9c65="126"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a hot iron protectant spray</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div closure_uid_y77un="130"><span closure_uid_tzv0sr="249" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st my favorite survivor i looked to for hair inspiration is Kylie Minogue</span></div><div closure_uid_y77un="130"><span closure_uid_tzv0sr="250" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she sported her chemo curls like a champ~ i love the blonde </span></div><div closure_uid_y77un="130"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="333" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~Now here are my hair inspirations I went through~ </div><div closure_uid_y77un="138"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_y77un="138">So my 1st haircut went something like this: </div><div closure_uid_y77un="138"><br />
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</div><div closure_uid_y77un="455"> I liked to straighten it get it looking like this as it grew in......</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3GWHVp0i4M/TklCw0qrhuI/AAAAAAAAGi0/CGKHTLu5kSc/s1600/ginnifer-goodwin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3GWHVp0i4M/TklCw0qrhuI/AAAAAAAAGi0/CGKHTLu5kSc/s400/ginnifer-goodwin.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the first picture I took into my stylist</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My hair was still too short but we keep cutting the bottom and only trimming the top</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would straighten my top or wear it curly </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is also when I started coloring/hi lighting my hair </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting my color done made me feel SO GOOD!</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="127" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_tzv0sr="211" closure_uid_y77un="200" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it comes in it's still wavy on the ends, but the top was getting back to straight </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y77un="200" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_xi9c65="224" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpgVGegpFoI/TklQL8IPTHI/AAAAAAAAGkU/IRZ_uuhdzzM/s1600/ginnifer-goodwin3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dpgVGegpFoI/TklQL8IPTHI/AAAAAAAAGkU/IRZ_uuhdzzM/s400/ginnifer-goodwin3.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>See the bob I have is shorter...but as you can see on Kylie's picture below the ends curl up and sometimes it better to go with the flow.<br />
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<div closure_uid_y77un="508">So now I'm shooting for this and from here it's just long and pretty.....this is lightly layered and would a good hair style to keep for a while because: </div>The only was to get rid of the curls is to cut them out or straighten them- a little bit of layer like in this picture will allow you to do trims on the top so that you can get rid of them if you want<br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_xi9c65="190" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hObKqECvyII/TklPpenil1I/AAAAAAAAGkQ/wPFYNyvY4RA/s1600/4853018_niH8QinM_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hObKqECvyII/TklPpenil1I/AAAAAAAAGkQ/wPFYNyvY4RA/s400/4853018_niH8QinM_b.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" closure_uid_tzv0sr="156" closure_uid_xi9c65="128" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" closure_uid_tzv0sr="156" closure_uid_xi9c65="128" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tomorrow i have to post about the most awesome sports bra</div><div align="left" class="separator" closure_uid_tzv0sr="156" closure_uid_xi9c65="128" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm in love </div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-87378224100032859772011-08-05T13:54:00.000-07:002011-08-05T13:54:18.564-07:00Have a Great Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" closure_uid_k02dmv="155" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bo8V_Nn3XPo/TjxWmQMQd1I/AAAAAAAAGag/_rurA4XXOas/s1600/tumblr_lkwmdi4n6l1qa2tolo1_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bo8V_Nn3XPo/TjxWmQMQd1I/AAAAAAAAGag/_rurA4XXOas/s640/tumblr_lkwmdi4n6l1qa2tolo1_500.png" t$="true" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_k02dmv="155" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_k02dmv="183" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bn2LGUMg5ZA/TjxXSX5xZeI/AAAAAAAAGak/3c8Gy4RAfUw/s1600/mld103308_0508_baby_beet_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bn2LGUMg5ZA/TjxXSX5xZeI/AAAAAAAAGak/3c8Gy4RAfUw/s640/mld103308_0508_baby_beet_l.jpg" t$="true" width="512" /></a></div><h2 _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="156" style="text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_k02dmv="282" style="font-size: x-large;"> Baby Beet Salad with Sugar Snap Peas </span></h2><h2 _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="156"> </h2><h2 _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="156">Ingredients</h2><div _extended="true">Serves 4</div><ul _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="238"><li _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="237"><b _extended="true">FOR THE SALAD</b> </li>
<li _extended="true">8 red baby beets (about 10 ounces)</li>
<li _extended="true">8 yellow baby beets (about 10 ounces)</li>
<li _extended="true">8 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved diagonally</li>
<li _extended="true">1 teaspoon fresh lemon thyme</li>
<li _extended="true">1/2 teaspoon coarse salt</li>
<li _extended="true">Freshly ground pepper</li>
<li _extended="true">1 cup pea shoots</li>
<li _extended="true">Pea flowers, for garnish (optional)</li>
<li _extended="true"><b _extended="true">FOR THE DRESSING</b> </li>
<li _extended="true">1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil</li>
<li _extended="true">1 small onion, thinly sliced (1 cup)</li>
<li _extended="true">1/2 teaspoon lemon thyme</li>
<li _extended="true">2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar</li>
<li _extended="true">1 tablespoon water</li>
<li _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="242">1 teaspoon coarse salt</li>
<li _extended="true">Freshly ground pepper, to taste</li>
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<li _extended="true"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span _extended="true">Add peas to bowl with yellow beets. Sprinkle red and yellow beets with the thyme, salt, and pepper.</span> </span></li>
<li _extended="true"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span _extended="true">Make the dressing: Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized, about 30 minutes. Stir in thyme and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Cook for 2 minutes. Transfer to a food processor, and puree. Add water, salt, pepper, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Puree until smooth. (Dressing should be thick.)</span> </span></li>
<li _extended="true" closure_uid_k02dmv="295"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span _extended="true">Toss 1/2 of the dressing with the red beets and 1/2 with the yellow beet mixture. Combine beets, and gently toss with shoots. Garnish with pea flowers if desired, and serve immediately.</span> </span></li>
</ol><div _extended="true" class="content_origin"><div closure_uid_k02dmv="285">From <span _extended="true" class="pub_source"><a _extended="true" href="http://www.wholeliving.com/martha-stewart-living"><strong><span style="color: #3d3f3f;">Martha Stewart Living</span></strong></a></span><span _extended="true" class="pub_date">, May 2008</span><span _extended="true" class="sub_offer"><a _extended="true" href="http://www.wholeliving.com/recipe/baby-beet-salad-with-sugar-snap-peas?czone=eat-well/seasonal-foods/summer#"><span style="color: #3b85b4;"><strong closure_uid_k02dmv="286"> </strong></span></a></span>Helpful Hint</div></div></div><div _extended="true" class="ms-col2-recipe-cooksnote"><div _extended="true"><div closure_uid_k02dmv="283">Sugar snap peas, a cross between English peas and snow peas, are sweetest immediately after harvest. Pea shoots are baby pea plant tendrils. The freshest samples are found at farmers' markets. </div></div></div><br />
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<div closure_uid_k02dmv="290">Read more at Wholeliving.com: <a href="http://www.wholeliving.com/recipe/baby-beet-salad-with-sugar-snap-peas?czone=eat-well/seasonal-foods/summer#ixzz1UBor66zZ" style="color: #003399;">Baby Beet Salad with Sugar Snap Peas</a> </div></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_k02dmv="155" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14868384372619285875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318875414837648915.post-58405143995912510052011-08-02T23:26:00.000-07:002011-08-03T12:52:57.925-07:00Here we go<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well after much thought - I have decided to start a second blog all about - How to live with a foob.</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="712"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is a foob?</span></div></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span closure_uid_m060ps="102" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Foob- a constructed boob also know as a fake boob. This is no "implant job" although we do have an implant nothing else is of boob material......cleavage?-constructed, nipple? -cconstructed. I myself do not have nipple, but it is an option. </span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span closure_uid_m060ps="103" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never thought I would spend the second half of my life without one of my breasts.........then at 40 I never thought I would see 41. BUT after finding my breast cancer and learning that I would survive hopefully a LONG time; it started to sink in that I would be living my life a bit different than before. There are some difficulties that arise with self image, weight, anxiety/depressing and most of all dressing. Well I guess dressing isn't the most troublesome thing, BUT it sure does mean a lot to a girl that LOVES to dress.</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_m060ps="105"><span closure_uid_m060ps="104" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope to get all my cancer info on this site and then keep up any new and exciting things I find for us girls that survived our cancer and now want to look and feel good.</span></div></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will also be incorporating my faith, because it was HUGE in my dealings with cancer.</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you need to fight cancer?</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Faith in God</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Family</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="170"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friends</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="170"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pets </span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="170"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plants</span></div></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="171"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Food</span></div></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="94"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music</span></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="91"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Determination</span></div></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="169"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Experts </span></div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and yes clothes!</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_m060ps="151"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love clothes and dressing!</span></div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span closure_uid_m060ps="106" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether you are in treatment or just out it's hard sometimes adjusting to your new looks. Maybe you are heavier (me), no hair, too much facial hair, hot flashes, pain, too skinny, scattered brain sometimes a little fashioning helps. </span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_m060ps="107"><span closure_uid_m060ps="108" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over at <a closure_uid_m060ps="141" href="http://www.asianicandystore.com/icandystore/"><span style="font-size: x-large;">AsianICandy</span></a> you can find some really unique things to cheer yourself up an carry on. And if you are a friend or family member of someone consider some fun things that make her feel special.</span></div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="text-align: center;"><div closure_uid_m060ps="152"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Backpacks/ Big Purses were a must during treatment and after.</span></div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="199" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="230" closure_uid_m060ps="239" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During treatment you may have to pack a lunch and water and definitely reading material and an ipod or other techie stuff so a big purse helps.</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="230" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div closure_uid_m060ps="154">Once I was done with treatment my legs were super soar and I STILL wanted to wear heals SO I made sure to have a big enough purse to carry a pair of flats! </div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="476" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
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</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="476" closure_uid_m060ps="253" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><span closure_uid_m060ps="252" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comfy shoes in a flashy color make you feel good and if you are in treatment it's good to have an identity so be noticed for who you are. I believe people in any business get into a routine and sometimes all clients/patiences all start to be the same SO stand out and make friends it pays in the long run. </span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="476" closure_uid_m060ps="253" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love these boots</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="288" closure_uid_m060ps="155" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_m060ps="156" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When your weight is up and down and you have no hair or maybe you're sporting a buzz cut</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="288" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_m060ps="157" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">accessories are good because unlike clothes the sizes pretty much stay the same! </span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="288" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div closure_uid_8ojgfl="477" style="text-align: center;"><div closure_uid_m060ps="159"><span closure_uid_m060ps="158" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How about these earrings on those days you're thinking f-cancer? </span></div><div closure_uid_m060ps="159"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maybe on treatment day?</span></div></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="397" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-js31Qrqcx3k/TjmCI9YllOI/AAAAAAAAGZE/0Hi9zNowJq0/s1600/bad-girl-posts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-js31Qrqcx3k/TjmCI9YllOI/AAAAAAAAGZE/0Hi9zNowJq0/s400/bad-girl-posts.jpg" t$="true" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="319" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't these these shoes super girly and cute?</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="319" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span closure_uid_m060ps="160" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great for when you're feeling like you look more like a dude than a chick.</span></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_8ojgfl="319" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="535" closure_uid_t3b1a3="111"><div closure_uid_m060ps="167"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog will be very casual and fun..................I sort of type the way I talk if you haven't gotten that already.</span></div><div closure_uid_m060ps="161"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_m060ps="161"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the small print</span></div><div closure_uid_m060ps="161"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cancer stats:</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><div closure_uid_m060ps="169"><span closure_uid_m060ps="168" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cancer was Estrogen Positive- 1 main tumor with a baby - i had 1 lymph node with micro cancer cells so i had all nodes removed. i have a reconstructed breast with a gummybear implant. i use a prosthesis (a fluff and a "real one"). no nipple. i also wear a sleeve (at times) on my affected arm to help keep lymphedema away. i am on tamoxifen and i receive blood tests to help monitor my cancer. i have a prognosis for cure of 90% due to me getting chemo- AC-T blend, radiation to my foob, and taking my tamoxifen. my cancer was stage 2B. no real family history or other risk factors- AND i did breast feed my baby boy so I'm SO THANKFUL to my breasts for that~NO MATTER HOW MUCH PAIN THEY HAVE CAUSED ME. </span></div></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><br />
</div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I'm trying to do to stay alive and healthy:</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PRAY and have faith</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eat Good Food</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span closure_uid_8ojgfl="594" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VENT- BE REAL- MEDITATE- HOLD NOTHING INSIDE- super hard to do for me.</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LOVE and have FUN</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">take my pills </span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and stay away from bad stuff</span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: x-large;"><strong>enjoy this day it's all yours!</strong></span></div><div closure_uid_8ojgfl="536"><br />
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