Archive for November 2014

Melanoma in my heart? &*($@#%!!!!!!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in a chair this week or lay in a bed…hospital or my own…and been incredibly grateful to feel my heart beat in my chest. Nor can I even count the number of times I’ve put my hand over my heart and just left it there to... Read more »
By Donna Moncivaiz,
November 22, 2014 at 5:54 pm • 

High tech treatment of that "skin" cancer, Melanoma

I can do this, I can do this, I can do this...
I spent a few tense hours in Radiation Oncology last Friday at my hospital of choice in preparation for Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), which is happening on Wednesday to my latest brain metastasis. This tumor has actually been around for a couple of years. They thought it was benign, but now believe that it is melanoma,... Read more »
By Donna Moncivaiz,
November 11, 2014 at 12:36 am • 

Tales from the ER. "Uh...we can't fix that."

Until this past Monday, I’d managed to stay out of the ER for anything related to my melanoma diagnosis over three years ago. And what a shame that streak had to end. Because what I learned is that there are some healthcare professionals out there who need a lesson or two in people skills and... Read more »
By Donna Moncivaiz,
November 5, 2014 at 11:40 pm • 
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