A strong family history

By Mrs. Messiness, on September 22nd, 2009%

I have written 5 blog posts while sitting here – all about nothing.

Here’s what I need to write about:

I found a lump in my left breast. I went the doctor, like your supposed to.

She said “I am not overly worried, but with such a strong family history, I want you to have a mammogram”.

That’s verbatim. I . . . → Read More: A strong family history

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Crazy can’t save you from cancer.

By Mrs. Messiness, on August 20th, 2009%

There was no end to the excuses I would let my grandmother get away with. I would nod when she told me stories, nod when she got them backwards, nod when she called me by my mothers’ name.

I believed everything she said – every time she spoke, because she was an anomaly to me. She was . . . → Read More: Crazy can’t save you from cancer.

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Being ‘Better’

By Mrs. Messiness, on July 27th, 2009%

I have not taken a drink of alcohol in 2 years, 2 weeks and 2 days, as of today.
I have not smoked a cigarette in over a year and a half.
I don’t smoke pot or take pills or even use Nyquil.

I get nervous when my allergies act up because it means I might . . . → Read More: Being ‘Better’

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