5 years ago today
5 years ago today, I found a lump in my right breast. 5 days after my 46th birthday. And 5 years ago today, lived Janice, …
Cancer
Being a cancer patient will help me in business
Scenario 1 I was with my husband when I got the news from my General Practitioner (GP) doctor that I had stage 3 breast cancer. …
Cancer’s impact: it’s a family affair
What I have learned as a cancer patient is that the cancer isn’t isolated to me. It has tentacles that reach out to my closest …
Blepharitis & Dry Eye Syndrome
Blepharitis and dry eye syndrome from my treatments have been particularly bad the past few days and my doctor prescribed eye mask isn’t cutting it. …
Practice makes perfect
This is what happens when you get distracted by kids and when an inexperienced person tries drawing eyebrows… One is much higher than the other. …
Herceptin, my saviour!
It’s a good news / bad news situation. Bad news is that my bloodwork wasn’t good (anemia, moderately high neutropenia, low platelets and signs of …
New bedtime routine to combat chemo side-effects
My new bedtime routine, brought to you by chemotherapy… I have purchased ice booties in the hopes to prevent further Plantar Erythrodysesthesia and to start …
Nosebleeds
The arrow in the image below is pointing to the empty station ready to for me at the Get RIPPED! Buffet class. Unfortunately, a heavy …
Fingerprints, no more
It’s official; the chemo has basically destroyed my fingerprints to the point that I can’t unlock my devices anymore. Yes, it’s a common side effect …