by Rebecca Yauger | May 10, 2010 | breast cancer, faith in Christ, family, recovery, scars, surgery
Scars. I don’t think there are any of us who haven’t dealt with scars one way or the other — whether physical scars or emotional ones. Right now, I think I’m wrestling with both.I’m used to scars. I was in a motorcycle accident when I was...
by Rebecca Yauger | May 5, 2010 | breast cancer, compression sleeves, God's blessings, positive attitude
I’ve always thought of this journey of dealing with cancer as a roller coaster ride. One minute you’re up, the next you’re down. One minute, you’re strong and you can beat this thing, and the next you’re shouting at God saying “Why...
by Rebecca Yauger | May 2, 2010 | breast cancer, DCIS, diagnosis, friendship
A friend of mine was just diagnosed with DCIS. For those who don’t know, DCIS stands for Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ. If you have to get breast cancer, well, this is the one to get. It’s very treatable, very curable if caught early. My friend has had the...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 29, 2010 | discouragement, God's blessings, hope, Normal after all
I’m “normal” today! I know the theme of this blog is the “new” normal, which is dealing with my new physical body, making decisions about reconstructive surgery, visiting doctors every three months for the next couple of years, etc., etc....
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 28, 2010 | discouragement, life after cancer, sarcoma, swelling
Discouraged today… And parts of this are quite whiney, so forgive me in advance. I’m generally a very positive person. Even after my mastectomy last summer and dealing with those wretched, awful drains, I tried to stay positive. I was happy that overall I...
