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breast cancer

Cancer-Free-Me

by urbanpixie on 9 April 2009

Today I reach the 5th year mark for a cancer-free-me! As such, I have a few words from the Shawshank Redemption to share with you: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.” It doesn’t get any easier (or harder) than that, does it?
May you move in the direction of your dreams, soak in the magic [...]

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Applegate Immortalizes Breasts

by urbanpixie on 1 October 2008

As I did before my lumpectomy, Christina Applegate had a full-frontal photo shoot to capture her girls from all angles. She also told Oprah these wise words after her double mastectomy,
“I have taken a very progressive stance in the rest of my life. [There's] this need and this desire to make every single day [...]

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The Courage to Connect

by urbanpixie on 4 June 2008

I’m not sure where to begin. As I consider the flashback, Mike’s words echo in my ear, “Can you just get me from point A to point B? Is that so hard?” This year’s Oscar noms were not his cup of tea.
I’ll start at the beginning, a very good place to start. In October, 2004, [...]

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Eggstatic!

by urbanpixie on 21 March 2008

I’ve been angry at Easter. A reminder of my Good Friday breast cancer diagnosis, I’ve dreaded it since 2004. My sister hosted a hunt that Sunday. In a strange, suspended space, I helped her kids find all their eggs, and pretended my world was not broken. I didn’t know what else to do.
Excited about Easter [...]

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