Author Archives: Bonnie

About Bonnie

Breast Cancer survivor owned by one old Shelty and a 3 pound Yorkie named Mimzy!

If You were to die on Monday, what would you do on Sunday?

Make sure you do it today. You can do anything, but not everything. ~ David Allen Okay, so I didn’t get around to finishing this yesterday, but maybe it provoked some thoughts in all of you.  That I guess, is … Continue reading

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Post Mastectomy Shoulder Exercises – Dont Get a Frozen Shoulder!

My frozen shoulder has brought me to physical therapy, (or torture whichever you prefer but it does bring good results).  The following are suggested exercises for getting your arm working after having mastectomy.  A very important thing to do, so … Continue reading

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March Madness

Spring, can it be on the way? Today it was nearly 65 degrees in cloudy Seattle.  A sign of spring with out the sun rays. Have you ever noticed, or is it just me since I have had this breast … Continue reading

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Coming to Terms With My Cancer – One Day At a Time!

Journaling, or blogging helps me to focus on my innermost thoughts.  It fosters my own coming to terms with this cancer.  The cancer may be gone, but the emotional and physical feelings, and feelings of anxiety and fear last long … Continue reading

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Cancer Survival Rates- What do we believe?

Hi, I am not exactly sure how to include this article from Hugpages.com,  but I wanted to share this with all of you. My doctor gave me a print out, on what my chances of a cancer recurrence would be, … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned – Not the bathtub after surgery

Good morning, I have been writing about this on Facebook, and I decided to make the bathtub the topic of my blog today because somebody can definitely learn from my experience! As we get older, we sometimes or we should … Continue reading

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How Strong Can I Be?

Hi Everyone! I particularly like this quote because this past year, I learned that I am stronger than I could ever have imagined.  I learned that I am incredibly optimistic when I feel like I have been plummeted down a … Continue reading

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Words of Wisdom from a little man

A couple of years ago my grandson Kyle was hurt while him and I were out walking the dogs.  I had a retractable lead in my hand, and I had his dog on my leash, a very rambunctious border collie.  … Continue reading

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Frozen Shoulder and Telling Yourself the Truth

Having a frozen shoulder is definitely no picnic.  What is a frozen shoulder you ask?  I asked the same thing.  The oncologist told me to look it up on the internet. Thanks doc! Quoted from E How Health ” Frozen … Continue reading

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University after Cancer

For months all I have thought about is disease, treatment, recovery and doctors appointments.  Now I am back in school since February 1, and my life is focusing a different direction. Yesterday i took a quiz on Operating Systems. I … Continue reading

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