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Fyrewitch's Knitting Adventures: astrology
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My treks in life and yarn. Total for 2008 - 29. First day of school. Subscribe to this blog's feed. February 03, 2009. Pluto, Lord of the Underworld. Yarnwork is one of my great passions. One of my other great passions is astrology. I confess I used to think that astrology was a big pile of crap. How is it possible for everyone assigned a Virgo to have the same thing happen to them on a given day? The witchlets step-grandfather had a heart attack on the weekend. He is recovering now and should be fine.
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General Ramblings – SoapBoxVille 2.0
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Newer, Better, Stronger, More Mature. My Dad’s Dying & I’m Scared. July 31, 2015. I love this photo of dad with a circus clown, we go together every year. So for tonight we wait and we wonder; is tonight the night, will he wake up better tomorrow like he sometimes does, will he be worse, is this another month in the hospital and rehab, is it time for him to move to a home, what will tomorrow bring? Posted in: General Ramblings. Tagged: congestive heart failure. Of Raccoons and a Big Storm. June 27, 2015.
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BC screening | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. RSS feed for this section. I was standing in line to check in at the plastic surgeon’s last week when a woman tapped me on the shoulder. Excuse me, she said. Did you write about your breast reconstruction. For the University of Washington alumni magazine? I never talked about my boobs that much until I got breast cancer. Ironic, I know, since the creepy crab monster pretty much stole my boobs. What’s there to talk about, right? I’m not just...
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Books | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. Yep, I’ve published a couple. And hope to continue on with that particular bad habit in days, months, years to come. Feel free to enable me by checking them out — from the library, your local bookstore or (gasp! Via e-reader. Jeez, did I really just use the “e-word”? How to Date in a Post-Dating World. How to Date in a Post-Dating World. 8212; Kirkus Reviews. 8212; Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. 8212; Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Paints a pr...
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Recurrence | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. RSS feed for this section. Coming to terms with your post-cancer body. Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service. Once you’re flagged as somebody who might have cancer, you’re basically strapped onto the world’s worst carnival ride. The only problem is, you’re still spinning. Ever see somebody get off a high-speed carnival ride that’s suddenly stopped short? As always, thanks for the read, people. That I’d had radiation there....
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Pardon my dust … | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. Just a note to let you know this site is under construction. Not the website: me. So instead of beating myself up about not putting up a blog post every ten minutes (or ten months, for that matter), I decided to post this electronic version of a yellow Under Construction sign. If you’re looking for a laugh, here are a couple of links to recent essays on TODAY.com. Chemo curls: How cancer, and my new hair, helped me grow. Very happy to hear ...
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Limbo Land | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. RSS feed for this section. The elephant in the bedroom yeah, I talked about sex after cancer treatment. Illustration by Kimberly Carney / Fred Hutch News Service. Sex after cancer is complicated. You know what else is complicated? Writing about sex after cancer. I tackled the topic last week in a two-part series for FredHutch.org. Here’s a link to Part 1. Which covers the sexual aftermath of cancer treatment and how surgery, chemo, radiatio...
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What if people treated other cancers like they do breast cancer? | Double Whammied
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Everything was going great until this whole breast cancer thing. What if people treated other cancers like they do breast cancer? I’ve been recuperating at home the last week or so, healing up after my fourth and FINAL breast reconstruction surgery (just need to dot the i’s and I’m done, folks high five! Anyway, like any good invalid, I’ve spent most of my time watching Netflix, devouring books and reading social media posts from friends, colleagues and fellow cancer buddies. But Doctor I Hate Pink.
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CHEMOBRAIN.....In The Fog: 07/01/2014 - 08/01/2014
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CHEMOBRAIN.In The Fog. Chemobrainfog.How chemotherapy saved my body and rearranged my brain. LIVES OF THE LOST. Monday, July 28, 2014. HOW I WRITE, WHY I WRITE - THE BLOG TOUR CONTINUES. Thanks, so very much, Beth Gainer. For this invitation to participate in what is being called a Blog Tour or by some a Blog Chain. Words matter and that whole chain thing has a negative connotation. I’m choosing to look at this in the spirit with which it began:. It’s a way of sharing and I’m all in on that. On the other...
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