Let’s get the good news part of this story out of the way right off the bat… I received my pathology results from my breast surgeon and, although a 4cm bundle-of-badness was found in my right breast, it was completely removed and the margins were large enough that I don’t have to have any further […]
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Well, it’s happened again. I’m the girl that gets things twice. I got one type of leukemia … and then I had to get another. I had breast cancer once … and now I have it again. It was discovered in August. I’ve had multiple MRIs, ultrasounds,
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November 2023 So. I see my hematologist, Dr. Lee, every 3 months with bloodwork done just before my visit. At my July visit, she told me that according to the special part of my blood work that is processed at Princess Margaret Hospital, I have fallen out of remission. She explained that she wasn’t sure
The strong survive but the courageous triumph. It’s a Christmas miracle! My lung pneumonitis is gone! My medical situation is so complicated that it took a LONG time for this mystery to get solved. I did have to endure a bronchoscopy this summer – something I NEVER wanted to go through, but it was handled
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It’s been a while since I’ve written. A LOT has been going on the past few months and I was hoping to have ALL the answers before updating you; however, it seems like some of the answers are more than a little elusive. Lots of medical jargon coming your way – feel free to jump
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I sit here in the waiting area of Credit Valley Hospital ready to go in for my 8th out of 16 radiation treatments. I’ve been receiving these treatments daily Mon-Fri. They only take 15 minutes but sometimes there can be a lengthy delay. There are 6 radiation areas total. I always go to area 2.
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July 30, 2021 Third Time’s a Charm (3 strikes you’re out?) Until very recently most of you have not known about another struggle I’ve been dealing with. I thought I could sneak this one by you without you even knowing!! (no such luck) More than a year ago I had to have a biopsy of
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June 2021 With Father’s Day approaching I thought I’d introduce you to my dad and explain the meaning behind the title of my blog. My dad – Arnold Forsythe. He is quiet but, yet, he does have something to say. When he says something you should stop and listen. He’s got a dry sense of
Hello friends and family – if I missed sending you the link to my first post please don’t hold it against me … can you say overwhelmed (and slightly forgetful – seriously – I missed a whole group of people ?)?!! Since my last post in April I’ve officially turned the corner from: Scared-to-Death,
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Sooooo …. It’s been a full year since my last update. I haven’t written in a year mostly because there was nothing to say about my medical condition. My blood work had been my typical “abnormally-normal – for-me” and I was feeling really good. I did sneak back to work in August 2020 but I
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