1 day ago by Donna Peach

nasty metal mouth attacks food once delicious now mouthful of dirt ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ One of the side effects that has grown progressively worse is the deadening of my sense of taste. Of the five basic tastes, sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami, it’s salty, umami and sour that seem to register at [...]

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2 days ago by Donna Peach

One day while waiting in Karen’s room to submit my donations, I met someone who works here at UCI and even in the same department, though we’d never met nor known each other before that day. We seemed to have our infusions at the same time on Friday, so our nurses would send our messages [...]

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3 days ago by Donna Peach

After a two-week break from chemo to allow me to get the vaccines for seasonal and H1N1 flu, I headed to Chao today to resume this regimen. As always, Marcela, offered her friendly greetings from the reception desk on the first floor as we headed to the elevator for the infusion center on the second ...

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4 days ago by Donna Peach

patience is my quest eternal to capture this fleeting aptitude ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Today we started a very busy season at work: recruitment. Since my job is a part of me that I love, I enjoy the aspects of this season that are simultaneously hectic and endearingly fun. My office plans the schedule [...]

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5 days ago by Donna Peach

One of the discussion groups I frequent was discussing how we’ve changed since our encounter with breast cancer. It got me to thinking about how things were then and now. then: having energy to spare, often working 14 hours now: falling into coma-like sleep as soon as I stop moving then: dancing, tu ...

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6 days ago by Donna Peach

One of the common misconceptions about breast cancer is that everyone receives the same kind of treatment. Our treatment, though, varies as much as our personal diversity. When we are diagnosed, our oncologists assess our condition both from the disease and from other factors, including our overall ...

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7 days ago by Donna Peach

One of my favorite Internet pastimes is watching the San Diego Zoo’s pandacam. I’m good at resisting watching the pandacam when I’m working as I know I will be unable to tear myself away. During the evening hours, though, it’s great to watch as Bai Yun, the cub’s mommy, with her latest little cub, g ...

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8 days ago by Donna Peach

So, after having the H1N1 vaccine this past Wednesday, Marvin and I are fine. We both had sore spots at the injection site but no other side effects. Marvin felt a little tired, as did I, though I can never know what really causes my own feelings of being pooped. (click here for H1N1 vaccine: [...]

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9 days ago by Donna Peach

Naturally, with dance being a major part of my life, music has also been important to me. I can’t imagine going through life without music. Going through treatment now for the recurrence of my breast cancer, I cannot go a day without music, for dancing, for relaxing, for healing. When I went to surg ...

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9 days ago by Jill

Here’s a very encouraging article about cancer that spreads to the brain from the October 25, 2009 Los Angeles Times, When Cancer Spreads to the Brain. The statistics you find on the Internet for metastases to the brain are extremely depressing – as in less than a year to live. Those statistics are ...

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