Learning with Gracie, living with grace
Ellen remembers her Irish friend who lived in Malaysia on her friend’s birthday.
cancer
Posts about Ellen’s medical experiences overseas related to her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing checks. (No evidence of disease since a double mastectomy in Croatia in 2018.)
Special message for breast cancer DETECTION month
Hello October! It’s breast cancer DETECTION month. Because we are all “aware” of breast cancer, right? So let’s call it what it is — a month to remind women all over the world to check their ta-tas, to squish their boobies, either by machine or hand. Early detection for me meant life extension. My cancer …
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Honest mental health message on ‘cancerversary’
One year out from a breast cancer diagnosis, one day at a time.
3D mammogram message for World Cancer Day
Let my early detection story inspire you to get these types of breast tests.
Medical tourism: post-breast cancer checkups
My experience was positive at a private hospital in Malaysia.
5 reasons I’m “living flat” after breast cancer
For any woman considering “going flat” and looking for real life experiences.
My DCIS had a secret nearby – an invasive tumor
DCIS is cancer, and the high-grade type is especially dangerous.
A bilateral mastectomy in a foreign country
My surgery was a relatively easy experience with a great doctor and his professional staff.
How I found a breast cancer surgeon in a foreign country
Recommendations helped me decide where to have a bilateral mastectomy.
3D mammogram and biopsy in a foreign country
How I found where to have breast tests, and what we paid.
Amazing world traveler has gifts for us; we should return the favor
She’s one of the brightest souls I’ve come across on this planet.
Unintended gifts from a dying cancer patient
A dying cancer patient with no close family and a single woman just laid off from her job each reach life-altering decisions.