How Breast Cancer Saved My Life: CDH1 – The gene nobody's heard of

From Breast Cancer to CDH1 to a Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy to Living Life Without a Stomach

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Cruising Without a Stomach

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I’ve never had much desire to go on a cruise and there are some things that have made it seem even less appealing such as occasionally havin...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

7th Anniversary

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Today marks 7 years since my total gastrectomy. I haven't posted in a year and for the last few years, I've only posted once or twic...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

6th Anniversary and Facebook Memories

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6 years ago today, I was laying in a hospital bed at MD Anderson, totally out of it, having had my stomach removed the day before. Last year...
Friday, July 29, 2022

Colonoscopy

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A week ago today, I had a colonoscopy, the third one I've had, the first one post-gastrectomy. The prep for colonoscopies is never fun, ...
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Monday, February 21, 2022

5th Anniversary

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Today is my 5th TGversary. I had my stomach removed 5 years ago today. It's been awhile since I've posted. I post less when I am doi...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Let's Talk Dessert

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 Let’s talk dessert. Valentine’s Day seems like a good day to do that.   Leading up to my gastrectomy there were so many uncertainties. No...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

CDH1 and COVID-19

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2020 has been a year of graduations, not the high school and college graduation ceremonies that have been canceled, postponed, or made virtu...
Friday, February 21, 2020

3rd Anniversary

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Happy 3rd Total Gastrectomy Anniversary to me! It was 3 years ago that I had my stomach removed and my life was forever changed....but not...
Sunday, January 5, 2020

Goodbye Houston

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We flew down to Houston on New Year's night for my follow-up with Dr. Mansfield at MD Anderson on January 2.  It was surreal walking int...
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