Busy, Busy!
on Nov 13, 2009 in BRCA1 Way too busy for a real post today – but this counts, no? Back to our regular programming tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend! Teri...

Nada Mucho
on Nov 12, 2009 in BRCA1 nablopomo Sort of wondering what I was thinking by: 1. Deciding to do daily blog posting in honor of NaBloPoMo. 2. Publicly challenging by name other bloggers to do it too. – I can’t very well take a day off from it when others are sticking to it...

Veterans Day
on Nov 11, 2009 in BRCA1 Today is a day in America that is set aside to honor our veterans. While we may not always agree with what our politicians have said or done, we, as a country, learned awhile ago to stand behind our soldiers, our military. I saw a bumper sticker onc...

Boobs
on Nov 10, 2009 in BRCA1 bilateral mastectomies brca blog brca2 breast cancer gene breast reconstruction DIEP genetic hereditary cancer pbm My mastectomy is 2 months and 2 days away. I still feel mostly calm about this, but once in a while my heart will skip a beat or two..or twelve. I find myself with my hands on my own breasts a lot lately. I truly am going to miss them when they are...

We All Need To Eat
on Nov 9, 2009 in BRCA1 Ravioli Skillet Lasagna It’s day eight of NaBloPoMo and I’m still going strong. It’s not easy to post something new AND interesting every single day, but I’m doing my best. I love to cook. It’s been awhile since I’ve actually done it though, surgery, recovery a...

The Funk
on Nov 8, 2009 in BRCA1 how to get out of a funk Have you ever found yourself in a funk? I’d venture to guess that the answer is yes. Who hasn’t? For one thing, I think it helps to recognize that you are in one. Some people fall a little easier into the funk trap than others. The funk can be p...

Libido after Oopherectomy & Hysterectomy
on Nov 7, 2009 in BRCA1 187delAG brca blog brca2 breast cancer gene bso genetic mutation Libido after Oopherectomy & Hysterectomy sex after oopherectomy & hysterectomy surgical menopause This post contains talk of a sexual nature. If you are my son, dad, brother, relative or easily offended you may want to pass on reading today’s blog entry. Dad, I’m serious, don’t read this one! As of yesterday I am one month post-op from my...

I won 2nd place
on Nov 6, 2009 in BRCA1 breast cancer awareness giveaway As a fluke I decided to enter the Breast Cancer Awareness Giveaway contest that I spoke about on my blog last week. Having never entered a writing contest before I’m feeling excited for having won 2nd place. If you’d like to read what I wrote j...

Sisterhood
on Nov 5, 2009 in BRCA1 brca bloggin brca umbrella brca2 breast cancer gene facebook brca support force force support group genetic mutation support group When I first started blogging there is no way I could have known how much it would help me. Finding out about my BRCA1 mutation was frightening news. I reached out for support and found myself embraced by a sisterhood of BRCA mutants. It began with t...

Creative Visualization & Meditation
on Nov 4, 2009 in BRCA1 brca blog brca2 creative visualization meditation Lately I’ve had a hard time getting the multitude of thoughts in my mind to quiet down. I’ve come to find out that it’s a pretty common anomaly (which incidentally, is a total oxymoron!) among those with heavy burdens on their plate. BRCA mutan...