It’s Hard to Be A Woman

I will be the first person to admit it: I am a control freak. Since my Stage III breast cancer diagnosis nine months ago, I’ve noticed that my “control-freakedness” has been taken to a whole new level. Maybe I figure since I can’t control the cancer that has taken over my life, I need to fight […]

My parents and I are going to try and turn a doctor appointment into a fun day. First, I will have my Taxol chemotherapy treatment, then, we’ll go to Lynden to buy the traditional Dutch “banket” and Taai Taai for the family. I need to buy some shampoo somewhere along the line because we’re almost out (why […]

This morning, I realized that I needed to purchase a metronome for one of my piano students. I called the local store to make sure it was in stock, stoked up the fireplace, locked the house, and promptly went out the door. Without my eyebrows.  

For the past two nights, I haven’t been able to sleep because my toenails hurt. I finally realized that they’re jealous of all the press my liver has been getting lately. I better keep an eye on those eyelashes (no pun intended)… I have a sneaking suspicion they’re next.  

Since last Wednesday, I’ve been basking in the glow of the nice words of my new photographer/writer friend (the one that told me how stunning I looked in red). Guess all the compliments went to my head and I needed to be taken down a few notches… yesterday, all my eyebrows fell out.  

I’ve mentioned that I’m suddenly dealing with a rash. I’m a bit self-conscious about it, maybe even more than the fact that I have no hair on my head. I know that chemotherapy, at least in theory, is supposed to possibly save my life (sounds like I’m still having second thoughts about putting all this poison […]

Why is it that when my hair decides to start growing back again, it appears on my upper lip and outside the natural confines of my eyebrows first? Only women will be able to relate to this complaint. Men love it when hair appears on their upper lip. Of course, I’m ecstatic with my new […]