i really wanted to combine my two blogs- this one and my original one- losingthebutterfly@blogspot.com. i could not figure out how to combine the two blogs into one, without losing some or most of both. so, i have moved over to my thyroid cancer one. it is called, as i said: losingthebutterfly. however, i discuss thyroid cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancer. i have had all three within the past six years. i have always thought that breast cancer and thyroid cancer are connected- and i personally know several women who have had both. i think that now, some people are noticing this "trend". i think that the skin cancer i have had was perhaps precipitated due to my weakened immune system. i have had squamous cell on my leg, and now a basal cell on my face- which will be removed surgically, on october 10th.
i have enjoyed both blogs, but i really can not continue to do both at the same time! i decided that since i have more followers on the thyroid cancer one, and since it was my first blog, that i will stick with it. however, as i said, i discuss breast and skin cancer issues,too. there are many really good "breast cancer only" blogs out there. even though thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer now, there are more cases of breast cancer. i am really hoping that the " moonshot" program that vice president biden began will help us eliminate all cancer in the very near future.
until then, i hope that those of you who read my blogs, either one, will now go on over to my thyroid/breast/skin cancer one. i will still be sharing my experiences with you, and hope that i may offer up some good or useful information for anyone who is dealing with these cancers. the challenges and issues we face as cancer patients do not stop when treatment ends. in some ways, it is more challenging to be a " survivor". learning to cope and deal with the test anxiety and continued side effects of treatment and other issues is more difficult that i could have ever imagined . i feel that there is not enough after care for cancer patients- especially if you, like me, live in a small community that may not have the resources of a larger city.
i am going to be focusing on what we survivors can do to take better care of ourselves. and be, as i have said several times, our own best patient advocates. i welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions on my blog. i also would like to thank everyone who has read, and continues to read, my blog. best wishes to everyone and you have my sincere thanks for being there to support me in my journey.
