Dealing with the preparation of the before, during and after phases from any surgery is challenging. The recovery from a complete thyroidectomy would have taken so much longer for me were it not for my sisters and brothers, parents, and my Auntie Tina. Everyone was hugely helpful, dropping off meals, sending cards and flowers, making … Continue reading No Man Is an Island
Month: September 2013
Strange Dissonance
Strange Dissonance. via Strange Dissonance. I really liked this blog post and thought other readers might, too.
Does It Work?
I'd been going for acupuncture for more than a few years by the time I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. At my first visit I remember asking, "Does it work?" The response: "Well, can 3,000 years of successful practice be wrong?" I guess not! I went through a few years of treatment for infertility; acupuncture … Continue reading Does It Work?
Your Job is to Fire Me
The story continues for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, whose tagline I've found out is "Check Your Neck". Clever. Eight short weeks after the diagnosis that the nodules in my thyroid had "suspicious" cells, I was scheduled for a thyroidectomy. The surgeon is the go-to guy in Rhode Island for this surgery. Each time I've heard … Continue reading Your Job is to Fire Me
The “C” Word
It is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! As promised, today's post too is about my thyroid cancer and the process I went through of diagnosis, surgery and recovery. Following my initial ultrasound in 2004, when the endocrinologist found that there were in fact, several nodules on either side of my thyroid, it was time for the biopsy … Continue reading The “C” Word
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
September in all its glory is, among other things, Thyroid Cancer Awareness month. I'm sure it's awareness month for many other things too but this is the one that affects me most. The next few of my posts will have to do with my very own bout with the disease. In May of 2011 I … Continue reading Cold Hands, Warm Heart
Cat Lady…Not!
I don't think that anyone's ever accused me of being a "cat person". I've never been one for pets other than the occasional goldfish or turtle. I've had plenty friends with pets and that's just fine for them. As a cat sitter or dog sitter I've done okay; those were someone else's pets and I … Continue reading Cat Lady…Not!
The Best Landlords…Ever
I've had many landlords before buying the home that I live in now. There have been really good ones and not so good. I'm a nice person and a reasonable tenant. Whenever I left an apartment I was thanked and told I was lovely. The placed I lived the longest was in Providence. I was upstairs and … Continue reading The Best Landlords…Ever
Do You Hear What I Hear?
There's been a that has come up for me consistently the last couple of days: Listen. Not "listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed" kind of listen, but "Listen, and gentle be present"--a Weston Priory hymn we used to sing in choir when I was young. The other listen rumbling in my head … Continue reading Do You Hear What I Hear?
Dave Dutra & High School Friends
As I mentioned yesterday, I've known my friend Lynne since I was five and we've been friends ever since, without Facebook to keep us connected--although it is a handy tool these days. In the years I've been using this popular site to catch up with family and friends, I've certainly reconnected with kids I knew … Continue reading Dave Dutra & High School Friends
365 Days of Thank You 