Laura, Part 2

breast cancer

  • Thinking Big

    I’ve decided that I need to think bigger. Fear has often kept me back from expressing myself as I want to, trying things that are hard, being my true self. I guess I’m afraid of being misunderstood or making mistakes.… Continue reading

  • The Fear of Recurrence

    Last weekend, I found a lump on my right breast. I dismissed it for a day or two. Then, on Wednesday, I felt it again in the shower. I told my boyfriend that I wanted to get it checked out.… Continue reading

  • What a Year It Has Been

    I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of last year. Now, I am basically done with treatment. Although, I will be taking tamoxifen for five years. On Saturday, I leave for Tampa to see my best friend. Other buddies… Continue reading

  • Being Still

    The cancer center called me on Friday. I am profoundly neutropenic, which means that my body is producing very few white blood cells. The nurse told me to stay away from crowds and to wear a mask if I go… Continue reading

  • The New Normal

    Well, I thought I was going to start chemotherapy last week. It turns out I didn’t. Instead, I had one new biopsy in each breast of areas that were found on an MRI. I am learning that this process of… Continue reading

  • Adventure

    I am choosing to look at my breast-cancer diagnosis as an adventure. There will be so many new experiences. A lot of them will not be pleasant, to say the least. Maybe I have no idea what I am in… Continue reading

  • Cancer

    I have breast cancer. Just found out last week. Wow. I meet with the oncologist and surgeon tomorrow. There are so many questions in my head. What stage is it? What kind of surgery will I have? What is the… Continue reading