Quiz: Cold and flu season is upon us
Updated: 2011-10-28 22:41:04
Sometimes, I feel guilty for surviving cancer, because some people are not so lucky. Why did I get a break when so many, like Amy, did not? There’s nothing fair about the way it happened, the way Amy died just 15 months after a breast cancer diagnosis seemingly similar to mine. She heard the same [...]
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Sadly, many of those deaths may have been preventable. While there are some risk factors for stroke that we just can’t control, more than half of the risk factors we can. Also, of the risk factors we can control, half of them are diet . . . → Read More: The 5 choices you can make at the dining room table to reduce your risk of stroke
On Saturday October 15, the Center’s Gender Identity Project Counselor, Cristina Herrera (pictured in middle, photo above left) received the prestigious Latinos/as Unidos de New York (LUNY) Award, along with several other community leaders in New York City. Latinos/as Unidos de New York, Inc. bestows the honor on individuals for their outstanding contributions and service [...]
This is pretty much what happens in the two months following a breast cancer diagnosis: Mammogram. Ultrasound. Needle-guided biopsy. Echo heart scan. Full-body PET scan. MRI. Muga heart scan. BRCA genetic testing. Numerous blood tests. Portacath inserted in my chest. 3 rounds of chemo. 2 bone marrow generating Neulasta injections. Hair loss. Insomnia. Exhaustion. Nausea/vomiting. [...]
Snapfish says you can create personalized gifts for your family and friends while you raise breast cancer awareness. It’s simple. Just visit www.snapfish.com/PinkGives, and for every PinkGives product you purchase, Snapfish will donate 30 percent of the proceeds (up to $25,000) to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Also, Snapfish members can showcase their support by sending [...]
If cancer ever forces you to lose your hair, you will probably be devastated, like I was. But, in time, you might like the benefits of bald. Like no shampoo; no hair drying, curling, flattening; and no time at all to get ready in the morning. (No shaving or eyebrow tweezing either.) Not that you [...]
I have about a dozen radiation tattoos. This one is the largest; the others are like tiny pin pricks. The tattoos are used to help machines line up without any variation during each treatment. More on radiation: Guide to Radiation
Today, I spent two hours in a radiation oncology clinic (staring at the same ‘ol boring exam room table) in order to spend maybe 15 minutes with the doctor. I’d write all about it here, but I sorta already did all my venting on Facebook. Here’s how it went: Me Antsy. 42 minutes waiting to [...]