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Breast Cancer
Silver Lining Book: The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer is a wonderful book that has added a generous Silver Lining to my library and taken my mind off the nausea of FBC.
Chi Nei Tsang
Because traditional, Western medicine has not been particularly effective with my gnarly chemotherapy side effects, I’ve been open to trying and incorporating all kinds of alternative treatments on my breast cancer treatment train.
Joy
Hope you are having a Silver-Lined weekend!
A Spoonful of Sugar
Finally Five and I shared a wonderful Silver Lining afternoon with Mary Poppins. We learned innumerable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious life lessons that we hold near and dear during breast cancer and will carry with us long after.
Being Happy
Being happy means seeing these beautiful flowers between afternoon rain showers. Being happy means seeing the rain drops on the petals, knowing that it is the rain that makes them so beautiful. Being happy means seeing this sign and doubling over in laughter, knowing full well that I have EARNED this parking spot! Being happy… Continue reading Being Happy
Friend-ly Tips
Today is Chemo #4. One step closer to Chemo #6. Which means that I’m 2/3 of the way to the finish line. Which means that I am getting a little more buzzed (from Silver Linings) with each passing day. As I was mentally preparing for #4 (not obsessing or even dreading, but envisioning strength and… Continue reading Friend-ly Tips
Bambino Book: Nowhere Hair
Thanks to the Huffington Post, I have been introduced to a new book called Nowhere Hair (Silver Lining!). And wow, am I excited about it! Even more importantly, it’s now our daughter a/k/a Finally Five’s new favorite book. Nowhere Hair is an amusing and straightforward narrative on a young child’s perspective of life when her… Continue reading Bambino Book: Nowhere Hair
Huffington & Hemingway
The fifth Brookside Buzz article is posted on The Huffington Post! Here is the link (please feel free to forward or post on your Facebook or Twitter page!): Breast Cancer: Finding the Silver Linings http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hollye-harrington-jacobs/breast-cancer-finding-the_b_826925.html The world breaks everyone, and afterward many are strong at the broken places. –Ernest Hemingway
Brookside Brussel Sprouts
It occurred to me that in yesterday’s post, I mentioned Brussel Sprouts (and Finally Five’s love of them), but I didn’t tell you how I make them. Let me preface by saying that in my youth, I would have gone without food – starved, in fact – if my only option was to eat brussel… Continue reading Brookside Brussel Sprouts