Elizabeth Edwards
Two and a half years ago, the day I was told that I had breast cancer, I came home stunned, only to hear the news of Elizabeth Edwards’ same-day, similar diagnosis. Breast cancer suddenly became a media focus. Her treatment, closely followed, along with information pieces and long interviews with experts, resembled mine but... Read more
Last week I reported the panic my friend and I experienced when she thought she had found a lump in the same breast that had several years ago had a cancerous lump excised. The night before her biopsy—which, if positive, would mean a mastectomy in mere days—we discussed whether or not she’d want reconstructive surgery or breast... Read more
This past week a dear friend of mine—the same breast cancer survivor who rigidly watched the breast cancer movie memoir, Dear Talula, with me—found a lump in her breast. Again. She told me about it a few days ago, just after she'd had it checked by her doctor. She told me he'd scheduled her for a biopsy the next day. I freaked out.... Read more
In a January blog, influenced by two recent books—The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and What to Eat by Marian Nestle—I concluded that I might change the way I eat. Well, I did. At first I simply cut down on red meat and poultry, but about a month ago, after I happened upon Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian at my public library,... Read more
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