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Alli

California
Blog: http://alli-lifeintransition.blogspot.com/
I am a single mother raising a sixteen year old teenage boy. I learned I had Breast Cancer earlier this year after being diagnosed in February. Surgery was performed in April. i am currently undergoing Chemotherapy. It is a difficult road ahead. My objective is to get past this and carry on... Full Bio
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Is this a joke? Endometrial Cancer? What next?? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I guess a good way to describe "cancer" is like a thief in the night! It sneaks up on you, steals the life from right underneath  you when you least expect it....then aga ... Read on »
Relationships After Cancer Treatment by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I'm sure you never thought to be reading those words from me. In light of my resistance to men and relationships in general. OK Time for me to eat crow. Grab your seats and ... Read on »
Testing............ by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Here I start I feel like it's de ja-vu all over again. My bone scan is set for Friday morning early - I have to be there for 10:00 am, to me that's early. Have the dye i ... Read on »
Oncology Appointment...Here At Last!! by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer This morning I woke up at 4:30am with an uneasy feeling. my stomach feels queasy, my legs a little trembly or like 1000 pound weights attached to the rest of me. I feel lik ... Read on »
Are You Feeling Guilty? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I think I'm supposed to feel guilty for saying I love living on my own. Now don't misunderstand I love my son, I love having him come home though last weekend it was with t ... Read on »
The Dreaded Appointment..... by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer On May 11 I will be going for my 6 month check up. When he told me I was graduating to 6 months from 3 I was panicky....But no, I've been coming every 3 months why are you ... Read on »
When fear is that Elephant in the room! by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer The other day I had a mini  melt down. Maybe it's still getting used to living alone, maybe it's a lot of things that culminated into a very tearful  day, being pissed off ... Read on »
How would we have coped? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I got to thinking tonight after reading a few blogs as I do as my nightly ritual before going to bed. We have the technology in front of us to write our message and in ... Read on »
Cancer is still a dirty word by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer When you are home alone you have a lot of time on your hands to think. Sometimes trivial, other times a little on the serious side other times you really have a good laugh ... Read on »
A Few Thoughts in Passing....... by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer After all of this time you would think people would become a little more comfortable in dealing with "MY" Breast Cancer. Still the looks of you poor thing, or  get out ther ... Read on »
Please don't call it a Cancervesary!! by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Should I call today a milestone?  It is officially three years ago today I had my first mastectomy. The first of many things to come. I went in without a clue what to expec ... Read on »
Pink Fund Anyone? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I was heading for bed, no in fact I was nearly in bed my feet dangling over. I was thinking about a web site that found its way into my mailbox. seems lately I have many ... Read on »
Realizing Change by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Today I spent a better part of the afternoon unpacking a few boxes, sorting through things. My landlord came to install a few minor things that needed to be done. I looked ... Read on »
So Miss Lucy and I have been i ... by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer So Miss Lucy and I have been in a hotel since Sunday. The tennant that was supposed to have been out doesn't seem to be in a rush to leave. Read on »
On The Move Again....... by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I would like to express my deepest sympathy for Carole Arab's  family. Carole lost her battle to Colon Cancer last week.  She was so brave going through all of the obst ... Read on »
Metavivor! Are you making enough noise?? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer In yesterday's mail I received a lovely Mass Card  with the Eulogy for Cheryl Radford 's Funeral. Her nephew presented the Eulogy on behalf of Cheryl's husband Haydn. It wa ... Read on »
Stickler for numbers! by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer As my three year anniversary is quickly approaching this weekend, I read an article in the New York Times, "After Diagnosis, wishing for a magic number. I can relate to t ... Read on »
When do these losses stop? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer  In recent weeks we have lost several women  to  Breast Cancer. Every day we read about someone, we read about the unexpected death of a young mother or a grandmother, a fr ... Read on »
The Pain of it All by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer I'm frustrated and I am  very tired......most days I  get through the day  without complaining. Oh don't get me wrong because I do complain, I mutter under my breath or you ... Read on »
What was I "NOT" Thinking? by Alli Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Tonight the  unthinkable  happened that could have compromised my own safety.. I was relaxing in my room watching the news... My son was in his room preparing to go out.. ... Read on »
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