NYC with a Pink sister and then time in Long Beach, NY

When you are truly comfortable in your own skin

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When you are truly comfortable in your own skin, not everyone will like you, but you won’t care about it one bit!

this was me January 2012 - photo taken by my dear friend/photographer Debra Rothenberg 

 

 When I was going through all the treatments, surgery, doctors appts,  and exams that go along with Breast Cancer.  I never once lost my sense of humor or smile.  I have always been comfortable with myself and never really cared what strangers or loved ones had to say about me.  I love the way I am and I am not changing for anyone.  When this photo was taken my hair was starting to grow back already and I got alot of stares from people who I sometimes responded to by sticking my tongue out.  ha! It usually made them laugh and I would tell them chem took my hair but not my zest for life. Sometimes I would say to people "Take a Photo it last longer!" 
Peace love Photography - that's my motto.

Beautiful Day

You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

- unknown

I had my head painted 4 times while going through chemo - this painting session was for my last chemo.  To be continued means to me life goes on.   I never knew how strong I could be until I got diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011

The arm hurts

The blue marker marks are from Elyce and Monica checking my are for swelling - the size hasn't changed thank goodness but since I am having the muscle tightness I will start treatment when I return from SC - gotta get fluid out of lymph system now before arm swells.  therapy will be massage and moving fluid around in body.

No Place Like Home

I was visiting my family in the Carolinas the week of June 1-8.  I love being HOME and really would love to move back but I am still under doctor care for Breast Cancer.  It was great seeing Mom, Dad, Aunt Polly and my sister, her husband and my Nephew.  Loved  meeting up with a few close friends.

Me and My mom

My sister, nephew and brother-in-law

Me and my Aunt

Hung my photos at WSOC in Charlotte, NC - this is just one wall

Hung my photos at WSOC in Charlotte, NC - this is the wall of the Tutu photos

I had the opportunity to take a workshop with a photographer that has inspired me since I first discovered her - Catherine Anderson.  I took her Soul Collage Class, I need the spiritual time that I knew I would find at her workshop.

Today is a good Day

I had a 6 month follow up for Mammo and Sono today - can you say OUCH!!!   if you ladies think it hurts normally trust me it is much worse once you have had surgery and Radiation on a breast.

As I sat in the waiting room after the Mammo collecting my thoughts and getting copies of my Magazine article out to leave, I sae a lady come out of room 1 and thought Bless you my friend - she was there to have wire put in and head over to the Hospital because her journey had just began.  I wanted to run after her and say stay positive, eat healthy and LAUGH alot!!  but I felt overwhelmed with memories of June 28, 2011 - my surgery date.  

I left 2 hours after entering and with great news - NDD (no disease detected) or NED (no evidence of disease) - woo hoo!!  this triple negative BC lady is happy with that news.  I will go back in 6 months for a follow up.   

the sun was coming out as I arrived and almost made a heart in the sky - that's a good sign!!

the lovely gown you get to wear during your appointment.

 here's the shot I took of the machine we all dislike!!

yep these were placed on my breast before the Mammogram and taken off for the sonogram - forgot I had them in my pocket