My Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer Story: Two-and-a-Half-Year Checkup–Pap or No Pap?

Still Life: Basket of Peaches by Raphaelle, Peale, 1816 Display Peach for Uterine Cancer Yesterday, June 14, 2016, I saw my regular gynecologist at the 30-month mark post-hysterectomy for uterine (endometrial) cancer. I thought the “no-Pap policy” discussion had been lain to rest . . . but not quite. You Can Say Anything If You Smile Since… Continue reading My Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer Story: Two-and-a-Half-Year Checkup–Pap or No Pap?

My Story – Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer: Turning Back the Clock and Looking at “The Fault in Our Stars”

 On the Monday after we turned back our clocks in 2013 (November 4), I received a phone call at 9:17 AM, about the time I am writing this post the Monday after we turned back our clocks in 2014. You tend to store certain moments as if they're in an ice-cube tray in your freezer. But time… Continue reading My Story – Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer: Turning Back the Clock and Looking at “The Fault in Our Stars”

My Story – Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp: Shorn on the First Full Day of Spring

Skin Cancer-Related Posts: November 21, 2013: Yet Another Cancer–Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp December 31, 2013: ...Skin Cancer No More: Lessons from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come January 1, 2014: Baby New Year 2014 Arrives with Baby Shampoo...& the Promise of a Fresh Start - Part 1 January 2, 2014: Baby New Year 2014 Arrives with… Continue reading My Story – Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp: Shorn on the First Full Day of Spring