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Jacki

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Location: Gainesville, FL
Health interests: breast cancer, nutrition, fitness, parenting, women's health
Greetings from me, an at-home mom, freelance writer, and breast cancer survivor with a passion for health, nutrition, fitness, and anything else that might keep cancer away. Happy to be alive, I'm here to share my story and find inspiration from others.

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N1302781_31313011_9779 teh4 Posted on 04/08/2008 about Better
These are great suggestions for bettering oneself and relationships.
Elijahcute2 heyjudeseattle Posted on 04/02/2008 about Blogging breast cancer
Thanks for this great list, Jacki, and congrats on the honor. Jude
12197_coffeebw243x264 ScrapAddict74 Posted on 04/01/2008 about Why I hate tumors
Thanks for your awesome comments on my story. I too am in the process of going back and writing what happened 3 years ago, but also while writing about my current diagnosis now. I am so sorry to ...

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Discharged again, April 2005

I am home from the hospital—hopefully for good this time. After my first hospital stay, I had in my head that I couldn't go through that experience again. And I thought there would be no reason that I'd need to. Until March 30. On that day, I felt once again that my body ... more

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hospital, discharged, bone marrow biopsy, family, friends, writing,...

Blue jean blues

If you find yourself in the market for a tummy tuck—translation: You’ve gained lots of weight, had great success at losing it, but find shockingly a good chunk of skin dripping from your mid-section—and you actually go through with this major abdominal procedure, ... more

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blue jeans, friends, family, writing, blogging, relief, happiness, ...

How things change, March 2005

I changed oncologists. I did not feel much warmth from my first doctor and needed someone who would be a partner with me in my medical decisions. So yesterday, I met with my new doctor. He told me something I did not expect to hear—that I do not need Taxol, the drug I was ... more

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second opinion, friends, family, counseling, writing, blogging, rel...

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Finishing touch

I never thought I’d elect to have surgery after going under the knife for the removal of a cancerous tumor that somehow lodged itself in the tissue of my left breast. Surgery is bad enough when it’s medically necessary. It seems silly then to choose to submit to general... more

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Preparing for chemotherapy, January 2005

Four years ago today, I was in Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida. At 12:48 PM, I gave birth to Joey. It was quite a day. Joey weighed 10 pounds, 9 ounces and was the biggest newborn baby I'd ever seen. Today, exactly four years after he was born, I was in the hospital agai... more

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Clarification

My doctor says those disturbing words used in my echocardiogram report to describe the valves of my heart— dilated, thickened, insufficient—are “normal variants.” They are medically insignificant, just as I’d imagined they must be. I’m thankful f... more

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