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i was diagnosed 9 months and 1 week ago.
have you done 9 months and 1 week's worth of self beast exams?
9 months and 1 week's worth of changing your eating or buying habits?
9 months and 1 week's worth of opening your windows to let in the breeze as often as you can?
these are the changes i have made:
i always buy organic apples and spinach.
i always buy organic dairy - milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, and cottage cheese.
i look at all beauty products to avoid parabens and my lotion is fragrance free.
i have an aluminum water bottle that i use all the time.
and yesterday i bought seventh generation glass cleaner and bathtub cleaner for the same price as the walgreens brand.
see? it's really not that hard.
i used to use the india.arie song, "i am not my hair," with the middle school girls i worked with. trying to help them see there was more to them than their appearance.
well, it turns out i never really registered the entire song.
i heard it the other day and just sat there with my jaw on the floor...
here's the part that stopped me dead in my track:s
"...i am not my hair
i am not this skin
i am not your expectations no
i am not my hair
i am not this skin
i am a soul that lives within
does the way i wear my hair make me a better person?
does the way i wear my hair make me a better friend?
does the way i wear my hair determine my integrity?
i am expressing my creativity
breast cancer and chemotherapy
took away her crown and glory
she promised god if she was to survive
she would enjoy everyday of her life
her diamond eyes are sparkling
bald headed like a full moon shining
singing out to the whole wide world like hey...
i am not my hair
i am not this skin
i am not your expectations no
i am not my hair
i am not this skin
i am a soul that lives within..."
supposedly, india.arie wrote the last part of the song after watching the grammys in 2005. there she watched melissa etheridge perform bald after going through a lumpectomy and chemo for breast cancer. india.arie said, "her performance brought tears to my eyes. at that moment in time, her performance was a juxtaposition of pain and beauty. it symbolized the beauty of strength."
grammys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_j3TDhc8vY
india.arie's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZd1KeZhjfU
...turns out the medical deductions wouldn't even help me.
without other deductions like mortgage payments or something like that, taking the standard deduction is more beneficial than just the medical. i feel like i tricked myself to go into the temple of doom and it wasn't even necessary.
prepare taxes.
ug. my stomach has been turning for the last half hour as i organize all my medical receipts for taxes. i'm reliving every appointment since june. the first appt when i felt the lump. the mammogram. the mri and the fainting mri. the surgery. the appt to get the drain out. the oncology appts. all the chemos. and all the prescriptions. my stomach turns every time i see a receipt for a prescription. dexamethasone.? gag. prochlorperazine? gag. aprepitant? gag, gag, gag.
no wonder they say someone else should take care of all your paperwork.
8 ingredients to avoid
1. mineral oil, paraffin, and petrolatum,
2. parabens
3. phenol carbolic acid
4. propylene glycol
5. acrylamide
6. sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (sls) or sodium laureth sulfate (sles)
7. toluene
8. dioxene
check out this link for the details on the ingredients. basically, they clog pores, are connected to cancer, and are found in engine degreasers. not so good for you.http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/
i should really be working on a cheat sheet to bring to the store, huh? there's SO much to remember.
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