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...
by Rebecca Yauger | Apr 27, 2010 | breast cancer, faith in Christ, fear, hope, rare cancer, recovery
My Cancer HistoryA little bit more about me and my history. I was diagnosed with breast cancer (DCIS) in June 2004. I had a lumpectomy and 7 weeks of radiation. Believe me, I did all I could to move on very quickly from that and put it behind me. I hated radiation! By...
