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Emily
Sep 15, 20212 min read
The Dana-Farber Update
Today was The Big Dana-Farber Adventure (TM). We knew going into it that it would be a long day, a commute down to Boston on a business...
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Emily
Sep 14, 20213 min read
this week and then some
First off, in completely not-even-remotely-related-to-cancer news I sang in front of people on Sunday. I was a part of a video recording...
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Emily
Sep 8, 20213 min read
BRAF? more like BARF, am I right
Had my appointment this morning and here are the important pieces of information: My PET scan showed potential activity in my uterus and...
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Emily
Sep 7, 20211 min read
not actually an update
I still haven't heard back from my PET scan. I have another appointment with my oncologist tomorrow (where I expect we will go over...
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Emily
Sep 2, 20213 min read
silver lining
Today was an appointment-heavy day. Let's get into it! The first appointment I had was at the Cancer Center. The financial counseling...
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Emily
Aug 30, 20212 min read
update with a side of cheese
I got my MRI this morning. I assumed I'd be sent away from the appointment this morning because I still have 7 staples hanging out in my...
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Emily
Aug 27, 20212 min read
in the midst of a change
There's a song I keep thinking about. Somehow in the late decade of 2000 to 2010 between the "illegally downloading whatever" time and...
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Emily
Aug 26, 20212 min read
some answers, some not
I have heard back from the doctor I saw last week on the two biopsies they did: The thing in my scalp was benign, called a blue nevus...
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Emily
Aug 24, 20213 min read
How are you doing? (and other loaded questions)
I am doing okay. I feel almost totally fine (the only exceptions being a little sensitive in the biopsy areas, the discomfort of...
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Emily
Aug 20, 20212 min read
the waiting is the hardest part
I've had almost 48 hours to marinate in my bad news and I keep having the same few thoughts. I'm going to put them down knowing that I'm...
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