Teri Smieja's blog about her BRCA mutation. This blog documents her journey and struggle to make difficult choices that will help her to circumvent her pre-disposition to breast and ovarian cancer.
Owner: TeriS
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Language: English
Tags: brca blog, genetic mutation, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, hereditary cancer
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Latest Blog Posts for Teri's Blip in the Universe
- Busy, Busy!on Nov 13, 2009 in BRCA1Way too busy for a real post today – but this counts, no? Back to our regular programming tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend! Teri...
- Nada MuchoSort 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 Dayon Nov 11, 2009 in BRCA1Today 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...
- BoobsMy 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 Eaton Nov 9, 2009 in BRCA1 Ravioli Skillet LasagnaIt’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 Funkon Nov 8, 2009 in BRCA1 how to get out of a funkHave 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 & HysterectomyThis 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 placeon Nov 6, 2009 in BRCA1 breast cancer awareness giveawayAs 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...
- SisterhoodWhen 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 & MeditationLately 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...
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