Submitted by Patricia Brown on Sun, 12/16/2012 - 10:51am
Social media, especially Facebook, has changed the scope of friendship.
However, I do not believe that the core definition of friend will never change.
My life has been totally enriched because of my friends. I am blessed with friends from childhood to Facebook friends newly acquainted.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:09pm
I'm back at MD Anderson to have a biopsy of the tumors in my lungs. My oncologist isn't totally convinced the tumors are cancer. Wow...how great would that be! To find out for sure, I will have a bronchoscopy. Being curious about how a bronchoscopy is performed, I found a video online. Oh my goodness!!! They will run a tube up my nose, down my throat, and into my lungs. Sounds fun right?? Check back later this week and I will share the full details of the experience.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 1:20pm
My Memphis friends are a cast of characters ready for reality show TV…..well maybe we were reality show material back in the day….cancer, kids, and life had matured us past all that….I thought until I got breast cancer…… They were determined that I would not face any critical moments alone. There were two crazy girlfriends that always provided a way to see the humor in even the scariest things. Get ready to laugh as I share just two of the more notable memories I have of Janis & Renee'.
Bad Hair Day
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 9:56pm
Cancer is a much hated word.
Seeking ways to exchange the bad C word with cool C words became part of my way to chip away the bad of the battle and replace it with words like Comedy, Chicken, Compassion, and Chardonnay.
Thanks to a multitude of people who make up my story’s cast of characters, my battle became more like a cartoon in no time. A daily dose of laughter became a cure all medicine for my soul.
The next few blogs will be story telling dedicated to the need for women to have Cool &/or Crazy friends during any life battle real or imagined.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Sun, 10/21/2012 - 9:25am
This week was raw and real. I shared a daily journal of my journey to MDA.
Check in frequently for blog updates on what I expect will be a week full of medical information, splashes of humor, a squidge of emotion and acres of fun.
No, I am not mixing up a Halloween brew.
I am inviting you to join me on my roller coaster life for one week. You’ll enjoy the ride, and it won’t be boring.
Sunday, October 21
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 2:43pm
At a time of crisis, friends, family, and co-workers ask, "What can I do to help?" The human spirit wants to reach out and lift up a person in need. People want to do something to make it better.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 3:29pm
Paint the Park Pink & Shoe Away Cancer recently provided me the privilege of being a survivor representative at these two Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Ozark events. I was honored to be asked to serve but even more honored to stand alongside so many other women who have fought this deadly disease.
If you know me, I am quite the talker! I can hear my friends laughing hilariously right now. However, believe it or not, I am always observing body language even more than you know. And yes, I am guilty of eavesdropping. At these two events, here is what I observed:
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 10:34am
Mortality reality rings loud and clear when you least expect it.
Moments that grab our attention can be a wake-up call. I call them life’s alarm clock. Tick Tock.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Mon, 09/03/2012 - 11:43am
Divine Timing + New Pathology Report = HOPE
The pathology report from Fort Smith said the new breast cancer tumors had mutated from my original breast cancer. It was now triple negative – no receptors. Tumors where found in my lungs and bones. On June 29th, my oncologist told me it was treatable but not curable. I wanted a second opinion.
Submitted by Patricia Brown on Sun, 08/26/2012 - 7:29pm
When times are tough and we don’t have the capacity to fix things ourselves, most people turn to God for help. I am no different. From the time I felt like the news of my cancer reoccurrence was intimate, I prayed for His will to be done. It isn’t God’s will for me to have cancer but I do believe He has a purpose for allowing me to champion this cancer challenge.....again.
