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Waiting for Pathology Again

Hello again, well today I am thinking about what is going on with my husband. He is a testicular cancer survivor for the last seven years and he is also a diabetic. Within the last few weeks we have found out that one of his kidneys was failing and died. He has undergone all these different test and found that his kidney was not getting any blood flow and one of them was totally dead. Last week he underwent a kidney removal and has been in the hospital for the last nine days. He had his surgery 5 days ago … Continue reading →

When you get the Diagnosis

If you know anything about me you will know that I am very upfront and open about my breast cancer. That is totally different than when I was first diagnosed. I did not want people to know that I had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I felt almost ashamed that my “girls” had betrayed me. When others told people that I had breast cancer I actually got upset. I think the reason I was so upset was that I could not come to terms that my “girls” had betrayed me, and now when people looked at my “girls” all they … Continue reading →

Movie Review: “Griffin and Phoenix,” 2006

Every so often, I love to curl up and watch a good movie. This afternoon, I chose “Griffin and Phoenix,” the PG-13 film starring Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet. It’s a very thought-provoking story about a man named Griffin who has terminal cancer, but is determined to live each day to the absolute fullest. When he meets Sarah Phoenix, he keeps his secret from her, not wanting to cast a shadow on whatever time they might have to spend together. As their relationship progresses, he learns that she has a secret of her own, and they spend the rest of … Continue reading →