lemonadeandthebigc
Final Scan Update - My Cancer is Back
My heart is breaking as I write this. On Monday, November 21st, I went in for my final PET scan. We expected it to be smooth sailing as...
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MAKING LEMONADE WITH THE BIG C — A LYMPHOMA BLOG
lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 22, 20224 min read
The Reality of Chemotherapy ~ for ME
As someone who grew up in the ‘80’s, I had visions of what chemotherapy treatment would look like. I have no idea what movie I watched,...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Telling our Kids that Their Mom has Cancer?
One of the questions I am most often asked is how did my children take the news that I had cancer? The week before I started...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Becoming Vegan: Bircher Muesli - Getting the Right Amount of Iron and Protein
I was interested in maintaining good iron and protein levels as I continued on the journey of becoming vegan while undergoing...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Midway CT Scan Results -
I want to share some news that I received not too long ago. Unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable…unremarkable. Never in my...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Becoming Vegan: So Many Reasons to Eat Beets — Borscht Recipe
Along with eating a heavily plant-based diet, my naturopath wanted me to eat beets daily while undergoing cancer treatment. Between beet...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Nov 1, 20223 min read
Losing Your Hair — To Shave or not to Shave, That was the Question
“Let’s have a party!” “You want to have a party to shave your head?” my friend asked incredulously. It was not a big party, but rather a...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Becoming Vegan: Breakfast - It's All about the Seeds, 'bout the Seeds
I believe heavily in science, and I also believe the body has some ability to heal itself. To allow for both, I consulted a naturopath...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 21, 20223 min read
My Diagnosis Story — Part 2
Part 1 of My Diagnosis Story Stage 3. The MyChart App results from the PET scan identified my cancer as being in stage 3. Our current...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 14, 20224 min read
It's A Small World When You Have Covid And Cancer
~October 2022 “Have you had Covid yet?” was one of the very first questions my oncologist asked when we met her at the start of this...
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lemonadeandthebigc
Oct 9, 20223 min read
My Diagnosis Story - Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NLPHL)
A marble. In the joint where my leg met my hip. A small, hard, round marble exactly where there should never be one. March 11, 2022. I...
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