I got up at the ass crack of dawn to have a light breakfast before 6 am. Nothing but water until mid-afternoon, when my scans were done. The earliest appointment I could get was at St. Clair Hospital, which is near my house. They recently underwent a renovation to some of the building, which made…

“Chemo hats for women.” I never thought I’d be typing that into a search box. A friend who went through chemo for breast cancer had great advice. She told me I need to make plans for when I’m going to lose my hair before I lose it. If I want a wig, it’s easier to…

We met this morning with Jennifer, a collaborative care nurse on Dr. Brufsky’s team. My pathology results came in prior to our appointment, confirming that I have triple negative (TN) breast cancer. I also have a very weak ER/PR+ (a receptor), which apparently is not uncommon for TN. Dr. Brufsky confirmed that the plan is…

On September 6, I posted the following on social media: The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in women in 2022. I’m one of them. I received my diagnosis last week. Treatment is still being determined pending the results of more tests. But I…