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Tag Archives: Death Star
A Perfectly Unnatural State
Over the last week or so I’ve been struggling with something stuck in my craw. I’m not sure what it is, although I’ve been trying desperately to find out. The thoughts go something like this: Yeah, I know. All over … Continue reading →
Posted in Career Conundrums, My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged 2012 Sisters, Attitude, awareness, breast cancer, Death Star, Diagnosis, doomsday machine, friends, gratitude, marginalized, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Start Trek, support, Tamoxifen, vulnerability, william windom
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24 Comments
Don’t Be Stupid
I’ve been slowly pushing back into work and it’s been going well. Just as I get going it’s time to go home. I pushed it a bit one day and paid for it the next, but I’m getting there. Patience, … Continue reading →
Prognosis
The first time I heard the word “prognosis” as part of this little breast cancer adventure was back in July when I was diagnosed. 80% was the magic number. I had an 80% chance of survival. I remember saying, “Can’t … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged Attitude, breast cancer, breasts, career, Death Star, Diagnosis, end of life planning, frustration, knitting, lytic lesion, Media, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, pain, prognosis, quality of life, retirement, retirement savings, savings, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Tamoxifen, Tamoxifuck, TFK, Treatment, vulnerability, wills
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The Construction Crane
With a Nor’easter brewing off the Atlantic coast this morning, I headed off to my second PET/CT scan in as many months. I was supposed to do this last week, but Hurricane Sandy made landfall and a 90 mph wind … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged boob, breast, breast cancer, breasts, Death Star, frustration, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, NED, pain, PET/CT, scan, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, Tamoxifen, TFK, Treatment, tumor, vulnerability
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Ladders
The older I get the harder it is to remember stuff. There was a time that I could repeat the title of every song on every Queen and Led Zeppelin album–in order and chronologically. Now I’m lucky if I can … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stage IV Life, Stage IV Musings
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Tagged Attitude, breast cancer, chronic pain, Death Star, friends, ladder for chronic pain management in adults with cancer, metastasis, metastatic breast cancer, opioids, pain, pain management, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, Treatment, Tylenol with Codeine
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Today is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Not everyone gets to be a survivor. Save your money on ribbons. Get educated. METAvivor and Eisai Launch Metastatic Breast Cancer Campaign to Raise Awareness of “The Elephant in the Pink Room” … Continue reading →
Acceptance and Fear
When I was a little girl I had Barbies–in the 1960s, who didn’t? I played with them all the time, but what I loved most was the case. It was a big Barbie/Francie case that had plenty of room for … Continue reading →
Fear and Loathing in NYC
Twitter is an odd universe. Every time I tweet and call some politician a tool I know that the National Archives has a record of it. Which is why I don’t use my real name on the interwebs (well, most … Continue reading →
A Special Dedication
It being a Saturday and all, I thought I would post one of my favorite songs. I dedicate this song to Death Stars and their associated Tie Fighters everywhere (except for the very last line, but I can only control … Continue reading →
Posted in Just for Laughs, My Stage IV Life
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Tagged breast cancer, cancer cell, Death Star, Humor, Media, metastatic breast cancer, Stage IV, stage iv breast cancer, support, vulnerability
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Chronic Illness
When the Death Star was under construction and then, once completed, sent out Tai Fighters to establish satellite stations, I was busy moving on with my life. Very busy. Work swallowed me whole–and I welcomed it. I was no victim, … Continue reading →