Breast Cancer-But Doctor I Hate Pink

In keeping with my Keep Calm and Carry On theme, as promised, I will post a recipe from Sheryl Crow's book. Below is the recipe I was given by the editor to share with you. For those of you who don't want to eat soy due to your ER+ status, you can s...

I spoke too soon. It's true that no news is good news, but I arbitrarily made up the date when I thought no news would actually BE good news. I was just a teeny bit off. I got a call from my oncologist's office today, wanting to set up an appoint...

I'm happy to annouce, via video, that the winner of Sheryl Crow's cookbook is:Tomorrow, I'll post the consolation prize recipe. Tell all your friends to check in - my new contest will start soon and it's an important one for those who are starting chemo.

My CT scan was Monday, today is Saturday, and my phone has not rung. Since my doctor said he'd only call if there was bad news, you know what that means - time to exercise. Wait, that is bad news.At least I'm not spending today fighting demons. Tha...

Breast cancer is an equal opportunity disease.  The rich, famous, and talented are as likely to get it as is a school secretary or stay-at-home mom.   Nancy Reagan and Maura Tierney (who was HER2+) are just two of many famous women who surviv...

Once you have cancer, they are always prospecting for more.  Cancer doctors are like miners. They strike gold once and never stop looking for the Mother Lode.Yesterday, when I went to see my oncologist for my three month checkup, he found an excus...

Every so often, you find somebody that is totally sympatico with you. You are are instantly on the same page with this person, their thought process mirrors yours, they have the same interests and same way of looking at the world, and you become friend...

It's been 15 whole days since I wined whined about something, so clearly, I am neglecting this blog. I shall get out the corkscrew and remedy that immediately.   Grab a glass.My shoulder pain is  right back to being a level 7 or 8 again. &nbs...

Your favorite breast cancer blog has a name change!No, not, Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog.  Me!  My breast cancer blog!I felt sorry for all you ladies with achy tamoxifen fingers who are still typing all those words, so I shortened it.What wa...

A fellow breast cancer blogger, Anna Rachnel, who writes the excellent Cancer Culture Chronicles, recently pointed this story out:A Christchurch woman dying of cancer will be buried in a pink coffin decorated with pairs of breasts.Far be it from me to ...