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Turn, turn, turn
Having not had chemo in nearly a month, I have enjoyed the luxury of feeling well physically without the constant reminder that I am sick. I don’t currently look or feel like a cancer patient, and it’s helped me try to live as normal a life as possible the past weeks. (Chemo restarts Thursday.) So in…
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Girl, you have no faith in medicine
Dear Big Pharma, It’s time to talk. We’ve known each other for so long. Yes, I hang around with Supplements sometimes, and cruise the natural food store, and spend time eyeing better diets. I even exercise. But you are always there when I need a dependable helper. Lately, though, you’ve been coming on strong, and…
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Changes
Great Pumpkin, we hardly knew you. But we’re kicking you to the curb! Because of the Heart Issues, The Oncologist is switching me to “non-cardiotoxic” drugs, even though my heart seems to be in tip–top shape. The concern, The Oncologist says, is that one of the former chemo drugs, 5-fluorouracil, was causing vasospasms, which can…