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Author Archives: Natural Mama Notes
Steroids and Spa Days
It’s just after midnight and I am awake. Last night at 1:46am I ordered a “make your own smoothies with our pre-measured ingredients and recipes” delivery service, scheduled to start next week. That would be the steroids. I didn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, chemo, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Experiences, gratitude, Healing, Health, hospital, Steroids, weird, Wellness
Tagged American Cancer Society, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, HER2+ breast cancer, Herceptin, intentions, Look Good Feel Better, Milford, pathologic complete response, Pertuzumab, Steroids, Taxol, Whole Foods, wig
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The Land of Possibility
Ahhh, 2017, the year when the seemingly impossible became possible (for so many of us, in so many ways). As this year comes to a close, and as I personally have some major hurdles now behind me, I find myself … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, chemo, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Energy, Healing, Health, Intuition, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Growth, Release, Wellness
Tagged biopsies, breast cancer, cancer, challenges, energy, health, HER2+ breast cancer, humanity, intentional living, pathologic complete response, possibility, power, wellness
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A Storm it was A-Brewin’
We’ve had a fairly peaceful 5 month stretch on the PANDAS front. For anyone who may have missed what that is, it stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. In children with PANDAS, instead of successfully fighting … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Energy, gratitude, Healing, Motherhood, Overcoming Challenges, PANDAS, PANDAS illness, Parenting, Strep Virus
Tagged Autoimmune illness, cancer, challenges, energy, Family, health, Holidays, mental health, motherhood, PANDAS awareness, PANDAS flare, strep infections, understanding
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Into the Mystic
My silence on here shows up in my reality in certain ways. It means I’m holding on very tightly to life. It means I’ve probably stopped writing. For me writing brings release and flow and transformation. When I’m holding on … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Energy, gratitude, Healing, Intuition, Life Passages, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Growth, Reflections, Release, Retreat, Wellness
Tagged balance, being enough, breast cancer, cancer, challenge, choose your own adventure novel, Completion, connection, consciousness, creating the future, discomfort, energy, Freedom to be, gratitude, growth, intentional living, intentionality, journey, love, mental health, Peace, self-care, self-reflection, support, wellness, writing
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Love Thy Neighbor
As I shared on a previous blog, I mostly stayed off of social media for many months over this past year. As our political climate heated up, so did our Facebook feeds. I knew it wasn’t healthy for me to … Continue reading
Posted in America, Energy, Friendships, gratitude, Healing, Politics, Sufficiency
Tagged divide, election, Facebook, gratitude, humanity, immigrants, love, Politics, protests, sufficiency, understanding, unity
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Mo’ Mondays, Mo’ Problems
Today I celebrate my 41st birthday. It doesn’t carry all the punch that the BIG 4-0 does, but I’m not sure I could handle all that extra excitement right now anyway. I’m content to quietly ring in another year with … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Friendships, gratitude, Reflections, Time
Tagged birthday, family life, friendship, gratitude, Landmark Forum, love, perspective, problems, Reflections, support
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The Morning After: Cancer Edition
Yesterday was a DFCI kind of day. My lovely father-in-law Jerry (“El Grande” I like to call him) escorted me to chemo in his fancy new Malibu. We enjoyed some Neil Diamond tunes on the way. I peed in a … Continue reading
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Dylan’s Story
Eleven years ago this week, Dylan was born. The birth of our first child rocked our world in all the ways you would expect. One week my primary focus was to close loans in the San Diego mortgage company where … Continue reading
Posted in Autoimmune illness, Healing, Health, Intuition, Motherhood, Neuropsychological Disorders, Overcoming Challenges, PANDAS, Parenting, Strep Virus, Wellness
Tagged Autoimmune illness, challenges, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family, gratitude, health, love, mental health, motherhood, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Overwhelm, PANDAS, Parenting, strep infections
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Radioactive
I sit in the subterranean waiting room at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a lady on a loveseat, a patient and her bags. I packed for a full day in Boston, my bright floral "cancer bag" filled with books, medical records, … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Health, hospital, weird
Tagged bone scan, breast cancer, CAT scan, Dana Farber, radioactive
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This Moment
7.17.17 I’ve been feeling anxious tonight. I think It’s because I’m trying to fit this cancer into my life rather than working my life around this cancer. This isn’t an inconveniently timed head cold that I just need to power … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Energy, Healing, Health, magic, Motherhood, Opening, Summer, Time
Tagged cancer, Family, mental health, Peace, Snoballs
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Natural Mama Notes 