Sweetpea was asleep in my doll carriage when my mother announced, in mythic tones, that she had A Few Things to tell me. Something about the afterbirth, he said. It had not been, he thought, an identical twin. What was the point? How was I supposed to react to such information? .

A couple of weeks ago, after endless weeks of setbacks and difficulties and trials, my Pop told me this story. He said there was this farmer who hired two little boys to do some work. Their first job was to move a huge 8 foot tall mountain of manure. The first little boy dejectedly picked up a shovel and was crying as he shoveled. Classic Howard, I know. Dad had lost his l.

Yes I am the Cancer Curmudgeon. Hair was not a big issue for me either. Of course, I did write about it in a guest post elsewhere, but that was enough or so I thought.

Privilege and equity in healthcare. I shared the other day the idea the for the privileged equity feels like oppression. It occurred to me that this is in part why I am scared at the idea of moving back to Canada and relying on the Canadian healthcare system. The Canadian system is a good one.

Monday, January 29, 2018. To make the wig I wore for all of 2012 and a good part of 2013. I was blown away by all of it, by all of them. My talented, beautiful friend Danya. Offered this photoshoot to me as a gift at my baby shower.

Things I do to Escape Cancer! Tuesday, 24 December 2013. Where is the Support? I look at Paint C Out and know it could become an entity of its own. Meantime our collection of paintings is getting bigger. Katy Perry signed her painting.

I thought I was the only one. How we can help you. Newly diagnosed, in recovery, or some years down the track, we can help. A guide to breast cancer services. Check our support group schedules. Want to help others experiencing breast cancer? Our Funders and Supporters. This product has been added to your cart.

The mundane musings of a wife, thriving in spite of breast cancer, and oh yes, motherhood. Friday, May 20, 2016. A Dog in the Sun. How did she know without ever meeting me that I needed to hear those things? She wrote me when my dog, Goliath. Beyond the amazing work she did alone and with Alicia Staley.