It’s been an incredibly challenging year and I must say, I can’t wait for it to be over (only 3.5 more hours to go).  My family has been through quite a bit to say the least.  The year started off with my breast cancer diagnosis followed by 5 surgeries which included 3 biopsies, a lumpectomy [...]

Not a day goes by that I don’t wear 5 or 6 hats.  Am I right moms??!!  When I woke up at 7am this morning, I started out as “Just Kimberly”.  I had an early appointment and didn’t want to be late, so I decided to put my “cleaning lady hat” on the hook until [...]

We are always sooo busy and running from here to there especially during the holidays.  Well, here I go again!  As I prepare to have family over for the day after Christmas, I’ve got my list of things so I can stay focused.  Tidy bathroom, vacuum (upstairs and down), set buffet table and dining table, [...]

When my clock went off this morning, all I could think of was when I was going to be able to go to bed again tonight.  It’s 6:30 a.m. and I’ve got to get in the shower before getting my older boy up to get ready for school.  I got him out of the house by 7:30 [...]

I woke up in the middle of the night last night thinking about where I put a gift card for my son that is a Chanukkah gift.  My best friend Julie and I do our Christmas shopping together every year and as our kids have gotten older, we started to get them gift cards.  This [...]

I am happy to report that it has been three weeks since my final chemo treatment and I feel great! I attribute that to the fact that I kept up with my exercise and got rest when I needed it. I weathered all of my treatments very well with few side effects. That metal/sawdust taste [...]

It’s been 1 month since my surgery and I’m doing my thing. The last time I wrote to you, I wasn’t sure of what my course of treatment would be. I went to see my Oncologist and here’s the plan: 4 mild chemo treatments followed by hormone therapy. My Oncologist said she would like not [...]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your prayers, positive energy and good thoughts! It’s been one week plus since my surgery and I feel great! I went in on Monday, March 31 (for a bilateral mastectomy with reconstructive surgery) and came home on Wednesday, April 2. Let’s see, where do I begin? Well I’ll [...]

The pathology reports came back and it’s a good thing my doc removed the other suspicious site that she saw when I was getting the lumpectomy.  It turns out that I have tiny little cancer sites in the right breast.  Now the recommendation is for me to get a mastectomy.  Now, I will tell you [...]

Whew! What a day that was! Monday, March 10th was my Lumpectomy. We started the day by getting up EXTRA early to arrive at St. Vincent’s Hospital in NYC by 7:30am so that I could get what’s called a Lymphosintigraphy. That is a radio-active dye that is inserted into the area to light up the [...]