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Continue reading →: End of Radiation
April 7th dawned bright and early. My last day of radiation. 20 days of the imaging machine rotating around me like a satellite. 20 days of holding my breath so the air would push my heart away from my chest wall. 20 days of chatting with a new friend, Deanna…
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Continue reading →: 1 Year Ago
One year ago today I had my breast biopsy to determine if the suspicious masses in my breast and armpit were indeed cancer. I remember walking out of the diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound in shock three weeks before. The radiologist had as good as told me I had breast cancer.…
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Continue reading →: A Bluebird Day
Jeff and I at the Porcupine Pub & Grille last weekend Last Monday I went up to the Huntsman for a “planning session” for my upcoming radiation therapy. They had me change into a gown and then they took me back to one of the MRI machines. From start to…
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Continue reading →: The Good Stuff
What the Blind(ed by the Light) Man Saw I’ve got to tell you that losing my breasts and my long curly hair have really made me go on a quest to make myself feel better about my appearance. Perhaps you’ve heard about the benefits of red light therapy for the…
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Continue reading →: The One Where She Has a Mini-meltdown
Before, during and after chemo I’ve been concerned that my hair won’t grow back curly. Today is the first day that I saw a little wave in the front. It’s funny how I spent from 1987 – 2000 longing for straight hair, and now I’m panicking it won’t be curly.…
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Continue reading →: Slosh
Weller Bookstore at Trolley Square. I went and saw my oncologist this past week. I love her. They’re checking my estrogen to see if I’m still in menopause as a result of the chemotherapy. In the meantime she’s putting me on Letrozole. It helps to stop the production of estrogen…
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Continue reading →: JB Fletcher is my Homegirl
My look is tres chic. I’m doing good here at home. Going a little stir-crazy, naturally. I was able to have one of my drains removed this week. I am a side sleeper so I’m looking forward to everything healing up so I’m no longer sleeping like a mummy. This…
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Continue reading →: Clear Margins!
I got my pathology report back from my double mastectomy and it’s good news. Dr. Matsen sent me a message letting me know as I was on my way up to see plastic surgery for my post-op visit. She said she was very happy we had done the mastectomy as…
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Continue reading →: Inflatables
The author does not dip Copenhagen, but in fact has drains in her handy dandy mastectomy shirt’s inner pockets. All I can think when looking at this picture is my 14 year old saying to me, “You’ve got a gyat!” Which means big butt in middle school slang which she…
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Continue reading →: Two Holidays & 3 Birthdays
Thanksgiving at my parents’ house 2024. All the Cooper kids together. My 43rd birthday with my love. My 43rd birthday with. my family, minus. Ava in France. Ava turned 19 in France. She loved being there and will certainly go back. Brielle turned 14 on Dec. 21st. Love her so…
“Our way is not soft grass; it’s a mountain path with a lot of rocks.
But it goes upwards, forward, toward the sun.” – Ruth Westheimer
EVERY LAST DROP
Hello,
I’m Denise
Welcome to Every Last Drop. A blog dedicated to navigating a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis and beyond. I’m committed to living the rest of my life savoring all the good things. To read my now defunct blog entitled Mattress Wars please see link at bottom of page. There I blogged my way through raising little ones, divorce, and moving back to my hometown.
To read my now abandoned blog visit https://mattresswars.blogspot.com/
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