Tears for the Unanswerable
My cousin has been battling breast cancer since 2001. In the last four years it has spread to her lungs and spine and she has exhausted all pill forms of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy available.
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Avenging my Nemesis
I was visited by my archenemy this week. Breast cellulitis. Again. Despite receiving two bags of Vancomycin in the hospital in November after my left hip replacement. Despite taking a low dose antibiotic every day
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Two Sides to Fear
A friend of mine is battling stage IV metastatic breast cancer that has metastasized to her bones. The disease was diagnosed almost ten years ago but she didn’t start to fight her disease until
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Are We Caring For The Patient Or The Health Care System?
I was visited by an old nemesis this week. One I knew well but had not battled with in five years. Cellulitis of the breast due to a lumpectomy in 2003 came roaring into my
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