RTx
Phase 3 was radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT. In preparation for this phase, I had to get a picture taken so that all technologists would recognize me in the waiting area. I also had to
A boy named Bear
A few months after my miscarriage my ex and I moved from the city to a suburb of Boston. We wanted more space and we planned to start a family. A month or two after we had moved in, a
Helping Ourselves, Helping Others
I kept thinking about ways to help other young women recently diagnosed with breast cancer so I dug up this snail mail letter from an oncologist at Dana Farber. Her specialty is breast cancer in young women. She ran a
My bag of tricks
During Phase 2 I felt a little bit more tired and fatigued. I felt that chemotherapy was taking a toll on my body. I started to present symptoms of peripheral neuropathy – tingling and numbness sensation on my hands and
A support system
I am lucky to have survived. Part of that wasn’t really luck at all. It was the support I had around – not only from D and his family but from mine as well. My family lives in Barranquilla, Colombia
D
I want to preface this post by saying that this is my version of things, my perspective. I understand and respect that my ex-husband would have his own version. He is a great person. This post explores my feelings during