My Journey with Triple Positive Breast Cancer

  Slowly, but surely I am turning into my paternal grandfather. He loved gardening and birds. However, I love corn and lemon anything,  so maybe we're not so similar. (He had an aversion to yellow food!) In the past couple of weeks, this Pileated Woodpecker has been making regular appearances, much to my delight! (Sorry about the quality. Dirty phone lens!) I went back to work as planned last Monday (March 13) and had a wonderful day! Yes, I was tired, but I think I was flying high on adrenalin, caffeine, and prayers. No, I didn't need to lie down on the banquette, though perhaps I should have. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I was amazed at how much I remembered...and how much I had forgotten. Thankfully, my passwords appear to be lodged in my muscle memory, so I was able to get into my computer and the necessary programs, something I was unable to do during chemo. As a matter of fact, back then I couldn't even remember how I was supposed to access my computer, let alone the passwords necessary t...

  A wonderful friend gifted me a wonderful book called "Breath as Prayer." Google it. 😊 It's fantastic!  Is there life after cancer? Well, yes...obviously; I'm still here. 😊 But if I thought I could just go back to living as I was BC (before cancer), I was mistaken. So how is life different? Let me count the ways!  I still have Herceptin infusions every three weeks. This isn't chemo, it's called targeted therapy, and the side effects are certainly not on par with chemo. Thankfully! However, I do usually have a day or two of feeling "off." I might be nauseated, headachy, or more fatigued than usual, but that's a small price to pay for the benefits of these infusions. Unfortunately, the last two infusions have required two intravenous attempts, as my veins have probably been affected by chemo and I am no longer "an easy stick." (Term used to describe someone on whom an intravenous is easy to start and nurses' favorite patients. 💉)...