Today I had my 6 week follow-up with my plastic surgeon, post-reconstruction surgery. I had a whole list of questions like, do I still have to wear a bra around the clock, can I sleep on my stomach, etc. Very early on in my speech, Dr. Sisco stopped me and said, ‘Grace, this is it. You…
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What the WHAT?!
LOOK LOOK LOOK! Grancer has reached a major milestone. We (and by ‘we,’ I mean me) have had over 100,000 visitors to this blog! That is bonkers. How am I going to write 100,000 holiday cards?!?! I say that because I feel like you guys are all my friends. You have to be my friends,…
Hairvolution
Look! My hair is finally long enough for a hair accessory!! When people see me lately, often the first thing they say is, ‘wow, look how long your hair is!’ This makes me giggle. I suppose they are correct, if you are looking at the fact that I was stone-cold bald 1.5 months ago and…
Happiest Place on Earth (On Wheels)
My little family of 5 traveled down to Florida for Thanksgiving week. The plan was to spend half the week with my in-laws (see blog post: Family), and the other half with my grandma (see blog post: Grandma Carol). Spoiler Alert! My grandma died a few weeks ago, so the second half of our trip…
Blanksgiving
I know what you are expecting from me today: #blessed. I just can’t do it. I am feeling way more: #stressed. Sure, there are a million things that I could tell you I am sincerely thankful for, but today, I feel a stronger sentiment than being thankful. I feel resentful. Now please note–I wish I…
Family
How many times have you encountered someone and thought, ‘wow, their family seems so perfect, I wish my family was like that’? That illusion causes you to feel badly about the shortcomings in your own family life. You ponder what choices you could have made to be more like that family. Eventually you find out that…
The Web
Cancer has given me a lot of things. A better view of my own priorities, perspective, night sweats and 9 new scars. These though often unwanted, were at least somewhat expected. There is one thing cancer has given me that was totally unexpected, new friends. One thing I need to note- When you are diagnosed…
Grancer’s Secret
Today I participated in a pre-teen rite of passage. I went bra shopping for the very first time. Technically I already reached this milestone approximately 24 years ago, but that was with entirely different breasts. The ones I brought to the test drive today are brand new, fresh off the lot. They deserve their own…
“Trick or CANCER”
Here is how my Halloween is going- My husband scored tickets to the World Series last night and took our 7 year old son. The kid fell asleep in the 2nd then puked in the 3rd and they were on the train back home by the 4th. This child has been so jazzed for the…
Sisters Don’t Shake Hands, Sisters Gotta Hug!
Unless you are under the age of 5, it’s probably been a while since your sibling gave you a bath. This is my moment to announce to the world that my sister has bathed me twice in the last 48 hours. In pretty much any circumstance other than the one we are in, I would…
Tinkerboobs’ Big Day
Once upon a time there was a hairless woman who needed to have the sandpaper-like tents removed from her body, along with a port device in her arm. We shall call her Tinkerboobs. Tink showed up at the hospital early in the morning and started getting prepped for surgery. She met her nurses Carly and…
Heading in to transfer surgery
Grace is headed into her transfer surgery. We will update! In good spirits and everything’s all set!
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