Monthly Archives: March 2008
03.23.2008 Posted 7:29 pm
Happy Birthday to Me
I had a great birthday! I turned 21 for the 17th time and it was a great day.
I started the day off with a great spin class. Then, off to work where my parents came to visit and my co-workers threw me a great party with mimosas and ice-cream cake!
Dave and I went to a great Argentinian restaurant for dinner and ended up the day watching NCAA basketball. What a great day.
Unfortunately Duke lost the next day so I am no longer that excited about March Madness.
This coming Tuesday I am being awarded one of ten New Jersey Women of the Year awards and then I had off t Los Angeles for the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. So, I promise to write a juicy update soon!
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03.23.2008 Posted 7:22 pm
Happy Birthday to Me
A short note to let you know that I had a really wonderful birthday. I turned 21 for the 17th time (that translated to the fact that I am 37 for those of you who aren’t great at math)!
The day was really wonderful. I started it off with a great spin class and then my co-workers surprised me with a great b’fast in the office. About 50 people attended and we had mimosas, bagels and ice-cream cake (my favorite!).
My mom and dad came to visit and met lots of my co-workers and took lots of pictures of my office.
After work, Dave and I went to a delicious dinner of Argentinian food and ended the night at my favorite place – Cold Stone Creamery! I had enough sugar that day to last a month.
We ended the night watching NCAA basketball. What a great day! Unfortunately Duke lost over the weekend so my happiness faded rather quickly.
This coming Tuesday I am officially awarded one of ten New …
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03.9.2008 Posted 5:32 pm
How much of an Exception is Cancer?
As a birthday treat, my mom is spoiling me and taking me to Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA. We are also traveling there with my friend Tina along with her mom and sister. Tina and her family have been there many times so I jokingly call her my “Sherpa” — she will guide me and make sure I don’t go astray as I sign up for all of the wonderful activities that Canyon Ranch has to offer.
In order to make the most of your stay, Canyon Ranch asks each visitor to fill out an extensive “Health & Lifestyle Questionnaire”. How you answer the questionnaire helps the resort plan an individualized, highly customized, “once in a lifetime” stay for each visitor (their savvy marketing words which I respect and hope are true!)
I sat down this morning to fill out my questionnaire. I was answering the questions without much thought when suddenly the question “In general, how would you describe your health?” popped up. I had the …
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03.1.2008 Posted 2:18 pm
Life is Good…1 Year Later
Sunday, March 2nd is a very meaningful day for me. It marks exactly 1 year since I started chemotherapy for the 2nd time. It is hard to believe that for the past 52 weeks I have been getting chemotherapy practically every week. Dave took this picture last year on the first day of treatment #2.
In some ways my recurrence (I don’t like using the word relapse because it sounds like I had something to do with the cancer coming back) feels like it happened years ago and in some ways it feels like only yesterday.
I remember very vividly the shock, anger and disappointment I felt when Dr. Maki shared with me the fact that 2 tumors had reappeared and that I would have to go through even more chemotherapy…and that the chemotherapy would most likely last a much longer time.
I remember the anger that I felt when I learned that the new chemotherapy regimen I was going to be placed on would cause me to lose my …
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