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mastectomy self-portrait in American Cancer Society book
I am so grateful that I'll be able to spread the word about the importance of yearly mammograms! And if my photo makes even one person less afraid of mastectomy, I will be very happy.This is the photo...
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5.18.11 - Breast Cancer Activism
Catherine Guthrie, a journalist from Somerville, MA, and breast cancer survivor who had a bilateral mastectomy, after seeing the "Booze for Boobs" poster in her community for supposedly a breast cancer...
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6.12.11 - happiness compass pointing west to Davis, CA
two years ago today: had radiation session #19bald as a babymy chest itching like a bitch (100% aloe vera gel was always within reach)anxious for treatment to be over so i could finally visit my mom in...
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sadness. two medical professionals i care deeply for, who took care of me, have been diagnosed with cancer. my next-door neighbor, who took care of her mom for many years at home (who died of breast...
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2 years since the end of treatment!
two years ago today was my last day of breast cancer treatment. unleashed!two years without recurrence is a big milestone for those of us with triple negative breast cancer. five years without...
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3 years after diagnosis: new home, new life, big love
three years ago this month, i discovered i had breast cancer. it seems like an eternity ago!since the very minute i moved back to davis, i have had a funny familiar feeling that i couldn't place, i...
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9.6.11 - worth the chemo and radiation
living in west davis next to the russell blvd olive-tree path, waking up to the delicious davis air (dirt! farms! crops!), speaking french with my french friend annaick, swimming every day, living in a...
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thankful for another birthday!
today i am 57.i'm so grateful to have another birthday, thanks to the tech who correctly read my mammogram in 2008; to Dr. Art Levit, my dear friend who took me under his wing and gave me advice and...
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11.20.11 - three years since surgery
three years since surgery! a million good things have happened to me since that day in the hospital, a million things i never could have imagined, plus so many, many people i've met and who have a...
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1.1.12 - happy new year!
a photo taken from my porch in the morning tule fog on christmas day and one with my sweet son james, swinging on the swings in village homes, during our walk with my friend annaick. matt is ringing in...
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love
this arrived with flowers, from my oldest son, who is one of my greatest teachers. having him in my life reminds me every day why life is worth living.happy 2/14!xoxo
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photo exhibit at rominger west winery, march 9, 2012
www.photoclubofdavis.org/RomingerWest.cfmIf you're in the Davis area on March 9, it would be great to see you at our Davis Photo Club exhibit at the Rominger West Winery, 5:30-7:30 pm! Wine, good food,...
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another week at the ocean
there is definitely life after cancer! three years ago i was still having chemo and had two months of radiation ahead. but here in march 2012, i just spent another week in pacifica, CA, with my son...
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their dreams coming true - & i'm off to costa rica
the most majorly wonderful thing about surviving cancer three years and counting is being able to watch my sons grow into men and achieve their dreams. they have both worked long and hard for what is...
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"Your Breasts Are Trying to Kill You" - by Florence Williams
a very, very interesting article at Slate.com Your Breasts Are Trying to Kill Youand the link to the book by Florence Williamsvery thought-provoking:>>Everything gives you breast cancer and...
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summer garden
3 years ago i had just finished chemo and was about to start radiation.and now - enjoying my sweet summer garden, riding my bike every day, swimming, ecstatic to be back home in davis - so grateful, so...
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don't leave home without it
i am always freaked out about leaving my iPhone or wallet somewhere - and this is not what i want to worry about especially in costa rica, so i purchased these two wonderful items and am wild about...
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Pura Vida = Costa Rica
~~~~~~~~~ two weeks in costa rica with my son Matt, who lives here = a beautiful thing xoxo
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amigas!
mary ann from biluxi, mississippi; ursula from germany; moi; sarah from madison, wisconsin two-for-one margaritas, tacos, fajitas, and laughing for hours at Coco's in Costa Rica
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costa rica
this is how i will always remember my visit to matt in costa rica, his new home!
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