Raise your hand if you’re sick and tired of reading about my boobs! The only hand I see raised is that of my husband. Well, he doesn’t count, so here I go! Listen, I’ve been rejected for many things in my life; the cheerleading team in 10th grade (I had to settle for Drill Team, […]
I really thought I’d completed all parts of the puzzle that is breast cancer….finally! I am now a new and improved version of my old self. Well, one puzzle piece is, anyway. I must say that the people around me were reverent, sympathetic, and respectful when speaking about my breast cancer. But the same can’t […]
Humpty Maria sat on a wall, Humpty Maria had a great fall…… Several seasons of Real Housewives ago, I was on sabbatical. I was entertaining an inconvenient episode of breast cancer. When you first hear the word “cancer” you think “Ohhhh…crap!” “Please no not me!” I discovered that those of a certain generation tend to […]
Several years ago, upon the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was personally made aware. I noticed a lump, about the size of a pea, under my arm. You may not know this about me, but I’m hyper-vigilant about my health. I’m not a “wait and see” kind of a woman. If I were […]