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The Left Breast
I thought I was going to be early but it took me forever to find the place. He recently moved and had just set up his home-studio and I was going to be his first subject. I only met him a month or so...
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A Picture Perfect Start to our Ski Season at Loveland
I took the kids out the day after Thanksgiving for their first ski day. I’d been up skiing already but this was the kids first day on snow this season. We had a wonderful day skiing, being outside in...
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Early Skiing at Arapahoe Basin Sets the Bar for Good Times throughout the Season
The thing about early season skiing is, it’s all about your state of mind. Before you go out, recalibrate your expectations, (not sure if recalibrate is a word, but I think it should be, and this is my...
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Finding the Fun at Copper Mountain
Heading out to rip some turns on a snowy day can be really fun, until I remember that I’m skiing with a six and nine-year-old who usually need help putting on their own mittens. Not that I don’t like...
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The ABCs of Skiing and Things I Never Thought I’d Say
When you become a parent you start to measure your life in two ways, BC and AC; before children, and after children. When I would ski BC, it was up early, on the slopes early, ski hard and fast, maybe...
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Loving Loveland, for 75 Years and More
I’ve been out with the kids several times this year but for our first official family ski outing of the season, with the core four, we headed up to Loveland. It’s one of the areas we frequent for a few...
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Amen to the Powder Gods
Sometimes it just works out, the stars align, things fall into place, the snow Gods are in a good mood and the next thing you know you’re waking up at a ski resort hotel to 14 inches of fresh snow and...
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Like Bees to the Honey, Skiing Families Stick to Monarch
We ski at Monarch at least once a season. It’s perfect for family ski getaways, and I’m not just saying that I swear. We love skiing at Monarch because it’s affordable, easy to get to, easy to get...
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Eldora Welcomes All
Being that it’s only 49 miles from my house, I am not a stranger to Eldora. I’ve skied there a handful of times before, usually at least once a season. But on this particular weekend visit, it was just...
View ArticleIt’s Back
The cancer is back. I have cancer…again. Not sure yet if it’s the same cancer as before and maybe a few cells survived the mastectomy, chemo and tamoxifen well enough to form a new lump; or if it’s...
View ArticleSecond Opinion
Later that night after I got the news that I had cancer again, Josh came home from an event and we were chatting. I told him the news. We were both in shock. We let it sink in and then were able to...
View ArticleGet Over It
I was able to get into my oncologist two days after I found out I had cancer for the second time. He didn’t have much to say because he hadn’t even seen the initial pathology report from the latest...
View ArticleSurgeon Follow Up & Pathology Report
Went to the surgeon today and got my bandages taken off from the “minor” surgery that turned out to be removal of a cancer tumor. Everything is fine there. The incision is maybe an inch long. Then the...
View ArticleMayo Concierge
We booked our flights and they know we’re coming. We’ll be there the second week of April, after Rochester’s spring break, which I’m sure, living in Minnesota, is a sacred vacation. I know they know...
View ArticleNurse Navigator
Got a call today from Darlene, my nurse navigator. She explained that she is my advocate and will be there with me to help make sure I’m taken care of, my questions are answered, and that I understand...
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Mayo Day 1
Today’s Schedule 7:30 am Mayo Breast Center 10:30 am ECG 11:45 am Blood Test 1:30 pm PET CT Scan 4:00 pm Blood Pressure check in Breast Center 5:45 pm Pick up prescription in pharmacy We arrived in...
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Mayo Day 2
Today’s Schedule 7:00 am MRI 9:30 am Ultra Sound 11:30 am Chest X-Ray 1:15 pm Biopsy 3:00 pm Follow up with Breast Center doctor The chest MRI was similar to what I’d done in Denver except,...
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Mayo Day 3
Today’s Schedule 1:00 pm Medical Oncology Evaluation 1:30 pm Surgical Consult Today I learned that I can log on to my Mayo account and find all my records, reports, results, procedure notes and doctor...
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Today’s Schedule 9:45 am Gynecological Surgery Consultation 10:40 am Venipuncture Specimen Collection (fancy way to say blood test) 11:45 am Preoperative Evaluation Assessment This morning we met with...
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Today’s Schedule 6:00 am Check in for surgery 7:00 am Attempt to self administer enema 7:15 am Have the nurse assist with enema 8:00 am Oopherectomy I’ll spare you the details of the morning. Surgery...
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