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Surgery: Part II

When I woke up, I was in recovery, and I was very disappointed that my breast surgeon, Dr. Dupont, had had to leave because I wanted to tell her that I had changed my mind and didn’t want to go throug… more →

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Surgery: Part II — 2 comments

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: When I woke up, I was in recovery, and I was very disappointed that my breast surgeon, Dr. Dupont, h … more →

Tags: Body Talk, breast cancer, Cancer, Flesh and Blood, mastectomy, meds, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Reactions

Surgery: Part 1 — 4 comments

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: When I had my first surgery, the lumpectomy, I severely underestimated the overall effects it would … more →

Tags: Body Talk, breast cancer, Flesh and Blood, mastectomy, Pain, Plastic Surgery, Reactions, Surgery, young women cancer

Surgery: FYI — 2 comments

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: Just FYI, my surgery is going to be Tuesday, July 29th at Moffitt. I do not know the time, or for ho … more →

Tags: Body Talk, breast cancer, Difficult Things, Flesh and Blood, Reactions, young women cancer

Influential Insurance: Killing The Patient

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: Lately it seems that almost every day I hear about, read about or am told about directly by a breast … more →

Tags: Insurance Stuff, Discovery, breast cancer, young women cancer

The Rebellious Youth — 6 comments

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: I went to Publix the other day wearing a pink bandanna that one of the oncology nurses gave me. I bo … more →

Tags: Chemo-stuff, Random Experiences, funny comments, hair, Body Talk, breast cancer, Reactions, young women cancer

Don't Forget to Bring a Towel — 3 comments

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: There is one cool thing about chemotherapy: you get to witness your body being beat down by a foreig … more →

Tags: Chemo-stuff, meds, Discovery, Body Talk, breast cancer, Reactions, Difficult Things, young women cancer

I Remain Unconvinced

Joey B. wrote 1 year ago: This morning, while I sat on the floor at the coffee table staring blankly out the window thinking a … more →

Tags: Discovery, Body Talk, breast cancer, Flesh and Blood, Reactions, Mortality, young women cancer

On Getting Buzzed

Joey B. wrote 2 years ago: On Thanksgiving eve of 2007, my hair started falling out. This is, of course, to be expected, mostly … more →

Tags: Chemo-stuff, hair, breast cancer, Family Ties, Reactions, Difficult Things

A family's journey through breast cancer — 1 comment

BigOldDaddy wrote 2 years ago: This is a lengthy post. It consists of 19 entries during the course of my wife’s diagnosis and … more →

Tags: Cancer, Family, Friends, Kid Stories, Neighbors, breast cancer, Faith, family and cancer, Illness

Conflict of Interests — 2 comments

Joey B. wrote 2 years ago: I had never wondered what it would feel like to receive chemotherapy until I found out that it was e … more →

Tags: Chemo-stuff, Discovery, Body Talk, breast cancer, Reactions, sensations, young women cancer

Things for Reasons

Joey B. wrote 2 years ago: It would seem to me that the very nature of retrospect is, in all of its profundity, to be a bitch. … more →

Tags: Discovery, breast cancer, Reactions, Difficult Things, young women cancer


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