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I need to buy some. Duct tape, that is. Yesterday, at the echo(cardiogram), the technician told me to “take everything off from the waist up” and I was having a problem taking my bra off because the prosthesis is so heavy and my arm is sore from rototilling the garden the other day and… well, […]

“Are you awake?” my husband asked me this morning at six. “Well, I am now,” I replied groggily. “What time is your heart appointment?” “One forty-five.” “I’ll pick you up around one.” “Okay.” This is what our dating has disintegrated to: going to the fifth echocardiogram together to see if the damage from the Herceptin […]

They told me that chemotherapy would send my body into menopause; I was resigning myself to the fact that I’m a one-breasted, gray-haired, little old lady with no hope of… well, regular hormones. In Oregon, I was doing really good on staying away from sugar, for three days that is. Then, I was craving chocolate […]

On our way to Oregon, my boob box (where I store the prosthesis when I’m not wearing it) rode in the back of the Honda CR-V and only fell out into the parking lot once. Now that we’re back home, I’m having a hard time figuring out where to store it… the sock drawer? the […]

According to the Whale Museum in Depoe Bay, Oregon (incidentally, the “smallest navigable harbor in the world”), baby whales can gain up to 9 pounds in one day. That’s nothing. I think I did that myself during this last vacation.  

Today, we are visiting the Tillamook Cheese Company which is a good thing because it is pouring outside. It’s also a good thing because yesterday when I went hiking along the hills near the beach with Ken and Jonathan, I thought I was going to have a heart attack on the spot. Dr. Hoffman warned […]

Last night, I thought I’d be smart and get Internet Access on my laptop so I can post new blogs from the privacy of my own room. My cool son (he made me write that) helped me set it all up, entering passwords, registering, paying by credit card, blah, blah, blah. When we were finally […]