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WE CANNOT DIRECT THE WIND

BUT WE CAN ADJUST OUR SAILS

Thomas S. Monson

I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, cousin, niece, aunt and friend. I've made my living on television talking about what Canadians love to talk about... the weather.

I have HAD breast cancer. It is not who I am. It doesn't define me and it doesn't make me special. It is my adversary and as such it will challenge me like nothing has.

I think that's worth documenting.

Here is my story.

The blog

A Letter To My Before Breast Cancer Self

Oct 24, 20185 min read

How Did You Get That Bruise?

Nov 20, 20176 min read

Getting My Groove Back

Sep 6, 20174 min read

Now, Where Was I?

Aug 2, 20175 min read

Your Friend Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer. Now What? (10 Simple Tips)

Jul 12, 20174 min read

Your Friend Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer. Now What? (10 Simple Tips)

Do These Jeans Make Me Look Radioactive?

Jun 25, 20174 min read

Do These Jeans Make Me Look Radioactive?

Shopping for body parts

Jun 8, 20173 min read

CURED (Spoiler Alert)

May 20, 20174 min read

BOOBLESS

May 9, 20175 min read

TIME TO GET THIS OFF MY CHEST

Apr 20, 20174 min read

THE IMPATIENT PATIENT

Apr 9, 20173 min read

THE WINTER OF MY DISCONTENT

Mar 23, 20173 min read

CHIN UP, BIG SMILE

Mar 8, 20174 min read

A Cup of Courage

Feb 19, 20174 min read

My Breast Advice

Feb 8, 20174 min read

Bad Week, Good Week ... Repeat

Jan 26, 20173 min read

Cancer, Chemo and Cosmetics

Jan 13, 20174 min read

It's Just Hair

Jan 6, 20173 min read

A Hard Pill to Swallow

Dec 30, 20164 min read

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Apr 20, 20174 min read

TIME TO GET THIS OFF MY CHEST

The large manila envelope sits unopened but within view. I have passed by it many times but have yet to pull out its contents. It’s been...

Apr 9, 20173 min read

THE IMPATIENT PATIENT

There is always one last gasp of winter where I live, a dusting of snow after flowers have already started to bloom. Everyone complains...

Mar 23, 20173 min read

THE WINTER OF MY DISCONTENT

I, like many Canadians have a sense of relief with the end of winter. I find it more of a season to endure than to enjoy. In many ways,...

Mar 8, 20174 min read

CHIN UP, BIG SMILE

It’s been almost two and a half months since I shaved my head live on Facebook. I remember in those very early days seeing women sitting...

Feb 19, 20174 min read

A Cup of Courage

I sometimes feel like a bystander in this whole cancer mess. The fight is not really between me and the disease. Right now it’s between...

Feb 8, 20174 min read

My Breast Advice

I am a breast cancer rookie. I’m just halfway through chemo, with surgery and radiation still on the horizon. The women who have gone...

Jan 26, 20173 min read

Bad Week, Good Week ... Repeat

I can feel it creeping in slowly, stealthily, trying to take over my brain. It’s that pre-chemo anxiety. Before my breast cancer...

Jan 13, 20174 min read

Cancer, Chemo and Cosmetics

The chemotherapy that I’m taking has a great reputation for doing some serious damage to cancer cells. It’s powerful stuff. The problem...

Jan 6, 20173 min read

It's Just Hair

Like most women, I’ve had a fairly healthy albeit tumultuous relationship with my hair. There have been days when I look in the mirror...

Dec 30, 20164 min read

A Hard Pill to Swallow

I knew. I knew before I talked to my GP. I knew before the ultrasound, the mammogram, the second ultrasound, the biopsy and the words...

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Peet & Reet Show!

Jan. 20th, 2017

Discussing the signs of breast cancer and why I went public.

Hamilton Health Sciences

Mar. 23rd, 2017

A Q&A about sharing my story and not facing it alone.

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Kim macdonald

TV Broadcaster