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Final Scan Update - My Cancer is Back
My heart is breaking as I write this. On Monday, November 21st, I went in for my final PET scan. We expected it to be smooth sailing as...
lemonadeandthebigc
Dec 2, 20223 min read


The Reality of Chemotherapy ~ for ME
As someone who grew up in the ‘80’s, I had visions of what chemotherapy treatment would look like. I have no idea what movie I watched,...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 22, 20224 min read


Telling our Kids that Their Mom has Cancer?
One of the questions I am most often asked is how did my children take the news that I had cancer? The week before I started...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 17, 20223 min read


Becoming Vegan: Bircher Muesli - Getting the Right Amount of Iron and Protein
I was interested in maintaining good iron and protein levels as I continued on the journey of becoming vegan while undergoing...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 15, 20222 min read


Midway CT Scan Results -
I want to share some news that I received not too long ago. Unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable. Never in my...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Becoming Vegan: So Many Reasons to Eat Beets — Borscht Recipe
Along with eating a heavily plant-based diet, my naturopath wanted me to eat beets daily while undergoing cancer treatment. Between beet...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Losing Your Hair — To Shave or not to Shave, That was the Question
“Let’s have a party!” “You want to have a party to shave your head?” my friend asked incredulously. It was not a big party, but rather a...
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 1, 20223 min read


Becoming Vegan: Breakfast - It's All about the Seeds, 'bout the Seeds
I believe heavily in science, and I also believe the body has some ability to heal itself. To allow for both, I consulted a naturopath...
lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 25, 20222 min read


My Diagnosis Story — Part 2
Part 1 of My Diagnosis Story Stage 3. The MyChart App results from the PET scan identified my cancer as being in stage 3. Our current...
lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 21, 20223 min read


It's A Small World When You Have Covid And Cancer
~October 2022 “Have you had Covid yet?” was one of the very first questions my oncologist asked when we met her at the start of this...
lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 14, 20224 min read


My Diagnosis Story - Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NLPHL)
A marble. In the joint where my leg met my hip. A small, hard, round marble exactly where there should never be one. March 11, 2022. I...
lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 9, 20223 min read
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