A Humorous Look at the Bright Side of Cancer... and There Is One
Like I’ve mentioned, I did not know that bras came in Size G. Now, before you flat-chested women get your undies in a bunch and declare, “Man, she’s lucky to have such big boobs!” just remember that first of all, one of them is fake, and second of all, I have a Size G butt, […]
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Friday’s prosthesis-shopping experience at Nordstrom’s was a huge success… size G, in fact. I didn’t know that bras came in that size. In the dressing room, my friendly fitter had me remove my 12th bra. I took out the new prosthesis, handed it to my friend, and said, “Hey, Vern, can you hold my boob, please?” The […]
Continue Reading »I haven’t shopped at Nordstrom (very ritzy store) for a long time. I’ve got my Prada purse (Goodwill for $4.00) and $500 Calvin Klein red wool coat ($80 from Ross) and will be leaving any minute (five, to be exact) to meet Vern (best friend) to drop off her kid (cutest kid in the world) […]
Continue Reading »Since Haley, my naturopathic doctor, has been getting after me for eating too much sugar (according to her, not me), I’ve been trying to figure out the “glycemic load” of foods lately and am admittedly, getting a little obsessed. I got out my How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes With Natural Medicine book and looking […]
Continue Reading »Last night, my best friend and I had a rare moment where we actually got together somewhere other than the infusion center. We looked at cameras at Costco and then ended up in the bar at Red Robin. Halfway through our meal, I piped up, “Hey, Vern, you want to go boob-shopping?” I realized later, […]
Continue Reading »Before my Herceptin infusion this morning, my oncologist, Dr. Hoffman, observed, “Oh, I see you had another echocardiogram done yesterday.” Then, he began to speak German: “It looks like you have mild global left ventricular dysfunction with estimated EF 45-50%, trace mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. When compared to the echo of 1/2010, LV function appears […]
Continue Reading »My mom and I were getting ready to leave for Costco. “You’re going out like that?” she asked, pointing to the empty space where my right breast used to be. I thought about explaining to her that Dr. Williamson said it was too soon to “stuff my bra”, but instead told her, “Hmm, I guess I’ll […]
Continue Reading »The naturopathic doctor, Haley, this morning once again gave me… the speech: “Sugar is very bad for you… the insulin glucose something-something directly makes cancer grow…” I was still glowing from the fact that I lost 12 pounds since my last visit on 2/17 and didn’t want to have my spirits dampened. Haley doesn’t think […]
Continue Reading »I don’t know what’s happening to me, but I’ve been typing away on the “happy breast cancer book” for hours on end and then when I want a break, I compose music for a few more. This is, of course, in between teaching piano lessons, making dinner, and cleaning toilets. For the book: I’m going […]
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