Decisions About My Thyroid Cancer – Standing Up to the Pressure
The days and weeks after I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer – papillary thyroid carcinoma, to be exact – went by in a blur. Everyone around me was sounding the constant drumbeat of “You must have surgery. You must have the tumor removed. Surgery and radiation is how this is treated. This is what you…
My Cancer Diagnosis – The C Word
As I explained in my last post, it all started in Peru. My husband and I had taken our three kids to Peru to visit family, and while I was there my father insisted I see a dermatologist about my acne. The dermatologist sent me to an endocrinologist, who felt a suspicious lump on my…
My Cancer Journey – It All Started in Peru
Like most people, I didn’t see cancer coming. At all! In fact, I didn’t have any symptoms that would lead me to have any concerns. I was doing life just fine, so I thought that there was nothing wrong. Add in the fact that my husband is a Family Nurse Practitioner the fact I was…
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