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goodbye, chemo. thank you, nurses.

Posted on November 24, 2013 by meaghancc

on tuesday afternoon as the last of the herceptin dripped through my IV, i felt good.  like really good,  knowing that i could now see chemotherapy only in the rearview mirror. one of my favorite nurses jeannie gave me the … Continue reading →

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march on.

Posted on November 18, 2013 by meaghancc

My Home i recently rediscovered this passage by khalil gibran, one of my favorite authors:  “march on.  do not tarry.  to go forward is to move toward perfection.  march on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on … Continue reading →

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hairs, an FAQ

Posted on November 17, 2013 by meaghancc

i was unpacking a box this week from our move in april 2012 and came across this picture of my grandma, nana. she was always so put together and would comment to me on occasion and in her sweet voice, “i … Continue reading →

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pinktober from the trenches

Posted on October 30, 2013 by meaghancc

last october was my first pinktober living with breast cancer. i had always been annoyed at all the pink crap and nicey-nice ribbons that month, but 2 months into my diagnosis, it was way too much. it’s the same this year … Continue reading →

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one word, two ways: crawl

Posted on October 27, 2013 by meaghancc

borrowing from my friend lauren’s blog, sister disco, she has a regular segment called one word, two ways.  today, i bring you one word, two days: crawl.  last week’s litcrawl was superb, exhilarating, heart-wrenching, poignant, and funny.  about 100 people showed up … Continue reading →

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you, me, saturday night.

Posted on October 17, 2013 by meaghancc

i couldn’t sleep last night, partly because i was afraid to miss my 7am flight to Toronto. but mostly because i had spent the evening with some BAYS women preparing for our reading this saturday night as part of the San … Continue reading →

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Le Bon Temps Roulé

Posted on October 10, 2013 by meaghancc

happy almost weekend. i feel back in the spin cycle of life—schedules, work trips, eating dinners out, skipping exercise, checking my email after work hours. it all feels like a guilty pleasure in someway, like i’m cheating on my better … Continue reading →

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not cancer…me! (volume 8)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by meaghancc

my PET/CT results are in…no reoccurent or metastatic disease! great news. the doctor was particularly interested in a central chest lymph node that they suspected had cancer in it last year, and it’s fairly tiny now. something to continue monitoring … Continue reading →

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happy chemoversary!

Posted on September 11, 2013 by meaghancc

that’s right. september 6 was my chemoversary! what did you do to celebrate???  in what seems like both ages and seconds ago, i started chemo and on the same day, got a port surgically placed in my chest to ease all the blood … Continue reading →

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we are all grieving.

Posted on September 9, 2013 by meaghancc

you sent a lot of messages and notes of support following my admission of fog. what was so beautiful about them was what you communicated: we are all human. cancer is one type of scar, but there are oodles of … Continue reading →

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