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An Open Letter to Junkee on Breast Cancer

An Open Letter to Junkee on Breast Cancer

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Dear Junkee I was sitting in McDonald’s this afternoon in the CBD of Melbourne, I’d just sat down to eat my cheeseburger after wig shopping, and stumbled across a piece that was paid for by Pink Hope Community, written by Karni Maizels (http://junkee.com/makes-happy-id-tell-21-year-old-self-life-breast-cancer/175454). I commend Karni on coming forward and sharing her story to raise awareness for breast cancer. I have breast cancer too. It’s hard, and it sucks. But this article made me cry. I cried because it was…

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26 – The Rogue Cancer

26 – The Rogue Cancer

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(Original title – The Rogue Bludger) And again, I am one of the youngest in a sea of grey at a breast cancer event. I wonder what it is about these events that don’t attract younger women to them. I attended the Plan C conference by the BCNA (Breast Cancer Network Australia for those of you in the USA), a massive behemoth of an organisation that is responsible for October being pink every year for Breast Cancer awareness. And you…

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24 – The DeathTour Party

24 – The DeathTour Party

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(Original title – The Deathday Party) Cancer really enjoys slamming you when you’re already down. It’s been a while since my last update, and so much has been happening. I received my Super payout and did a bunch of fun things, like… I bought a new car, a Suzuki Swift GLX in the shiny blue. His name is Tamatoa because he’s so shiny; My bro Matt and I went looking for a new house to live in, saw ten, applied…

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23 – Red Bloods and Tumours

23 – Red Bloods and Tumours

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(Original title – Mudbloods and Murmurs) The cancer life continues – I have had post-op review with my oncologist, bone scan, palliative care appointment for pain, and a bone and CT scan. I’ve been dealing with a lot of pain over the past six weeks or so, mostly at night when I lay down to go to sleep. So now I have a brand new prescription for morphine, which seems like fun. It’s now another two tablets a day on…

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21 – The Pounding Abdomen

21 – The Pounding Abdomen

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(Original title – The Whomping Willow) Here’s the rundown on how today went with my oopherecomy and bonus D&C. I arrived at the Peter Mac 15 minutes before I was due to check in because I wanted to avoid being late since I was scolded for it last time (which I guess should have been the indicator that things were gonna go to shit). I check in, go upstairs to level 6 where day surgery is, and wait. For 45…

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20 – Hot Flushes & Bloods

20 – Hot Flushes & Bloods

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(Original title: At Flourish and Blotts) I forget how I actually stumbled across the original of this, but I saw it and thought I would list a glossary of cancer terms related to mutant mammaries for everyone to gain a better understanding of medical terminology that I might occasionally use.   Acute – rapidly developing, generally short lasting. Not to be confused with “oh, that’s a cute haircut!” Alternative Therapy – all of that dumb shit that people reckon “cures…

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