Pink Backlash?
October 15, 2009 12:38am
Today a cynical but informed friend of mine told me that because of BC awareness month being so out there that there might be a backlash to it. Like …
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Chinadog55
10:29pm, November 9, 2009
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About Me
Chinadog55
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About Me
I live in AZ with my hubby and my 7 yr old son, work full time. I lost my brother in April of 2007 to suicide. His name is Joe, he was my younger brother. My parents and sister all live here too, as does my husbands family. I am here to try to find the positives in life now, not to overlook what's good despite the cloud that will always cover my life now that Joe is gone.
I live in AZ with my hubby and my 7 yr old son, work full time. I lost my brother in April of 2007 to suicide. His name is Joe, he was my younger brother. My parents and sister all live here too, as does my husbands family. I am here to try to find the positives in life now, not to overlook what's good despite the cloud that will always cover my life now that Joe is gone.
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Interests
The outdoors: taking out the side-by-side with us, the dogs, and finding a remote trail on the side of a mountain that leads to a place that looks like it hasn't seen humans in centuries. Camping and counting satellites in the night sky. Fishing. My '73 Formula Franken-bird. Scary movies, John Candy, Captain Caveman. My work in LE.
The outdoors: taking out the side-by-side with us, the dogs, and finding a remote trail on the side of
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November 9
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Chinadog55 updated their status 10:29pm
In flux.…
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Chinadog55 gave daddysteve a hug 10:27pm
Hi Steve, I am so sorry. On so many levels. My brother died in much the same way, it was up to my Dad…
November 6
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Chinadog55 gave Person913 a thanks 10:04pm
I'm fine--alone for the weekend which is nice but I have no one to nag... Is your brother okay? Lost?…
September 25
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Chinadog55 turned 40 12:00am
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One back, two foward.
July 10, 2009 9:09pm
Dog ate the front of the cooler yesterday. Demote her. She's dumb again. How could that even taste good? It's PLASTIC.
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X-must
December 16, 2008 11:44pm
Christmas. Despite the Year That Tried To Suck, I still look foward to it. All those movies I can only watch this time of year, I watch …
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November 24, 2008 7:27pm
I'm about 4 wks recovered from my reconstruction. I still can't wear a normal bra yet. I still have to work on the left side …
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October 18, 2008 11:26pm
Monday morning I go in for surgery #4 this year. This is the one though. The light at the end of a very long tunnel is just right …
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hey china!just thinking of you! take care! lilli :)
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Thanks...and don't worry, my brother's fine...in fact, they're letting me see him tomorrow. I guess all the yelling at my dad I did last night paid off :)
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Close Bereavement
Type: Loss of a SiblingMy brother Joe died by suicide a year ago this month. It has been a struggle to come to grips with it. My family is close, and we all suffer together through this, every single day. It's changed my life like someone turned off the lights and now it's like groping in the dark.
Treatments
- Crying Not Working
- It's a deep, painful thing. I've never cried like I do for him. Physically draining and leaves me looking beat up the next day.
- Grief Counseling Somewhat Helpful
- Went to a couple of grief sessions the week after he was found.Just rehashed the day and how it felt.I was given a list of post-traumatic responses to grief, it helped.
- Prayer Working / Worked
- I'm spiritual. My faith in God's mercy and love for us no matter what we do will heal both my brother and myself.
- Psychotherapy Too Soon to Tell
- Not big on taking pills, don't think spending an hour talking to a paid professional who hasn't been crippled by a tragedy is worth my money or time.
Close Families & Friends Affected By Suicide
My younger brother Joe died by suicide in April of 2006.
Treatments
- Patience Working / Worked
- I get through the rough days hoping for a better one.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Suicide is a different kind of death, a different grief, and a different healing process. My best friend at work lost her husband by suicide also, and it helps to talk to her about the "bad days." We know how different it can be.
- Writing Somewhat Helpful
- I keep a journal that is not so bright and wonderful. I put the dark feelings in it and let them live there, as much as I can.
Open Breast Cancer
Stage: I (T1 N0)Diagnosed in Dec. 2007 with tubular carcinoma. 2 lumpectomies, 6 weeks of radiation, a reconstruction. Chemo drugs are the issue now. Try to dial it in.
Treatments
- Femara Too Soon to Tell
- Hot flashes. Yuck.
- Radiotherapy Working / Worked
- 6.5 weeks of it. I got an atomic sunburn, an itch that only 30% of us will develop.
- Reconstructive Surgery Somewhat Helpful
- Under the muscle/silicone. Difficult to get the implant to "drop" on affected side.
- Surgery Working / Worked
- First lumpectomy in 01/08. Second to expand the margins in 03/08. Reconstruction 10/08. A DNC in 10/08 linked to Tamoxifen.
