Birthdays mark milestones For myself, one birthday changed the course of my life. I had just turned 49 when one morning I woke up with one breast significantly swollen. Soon I went from a cup C to a D and my bra wouldn’t fit. Today, I am viewed as an Inflammatory...
It was like someone slapped me. A simple post on Facebook, “I’m in a relationship, yes, I am dating again!” I shook my head, as if I could clear the words from my mind and re-read the post and it would make sense. Shaking my head like it was a Magic 8 Ball didn’t...
“Just go get some itching cream ” stated the nurse as she headed for the door. The patient sits there, stunned, thinking “Now what?” What you just read is a conversation relayed to me on regular basis by women trying to sound calm after placing a call to The IBC...
I recently received this brief message and a link to a “pink” organization from an acquaintance: “Thought you’d like to see this in case you are affiliated.”Are you affiliated? A song floated through my tired brain. The question...
Terry Arnold was diagnosed with a right inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) in August 2007 and a left contralateral tumor soon after. She underwent weeks of chemotherapy, radiation treatment and eventually a double mastectomy. She completed treatment in June 2008....