Dr. Sylvana Martino and breast cancer, WOW!

It is getting late, but I wanted to say that I heard an exciting presentation tonight at the monthly meeting of the Jewish Healing Center of Los Angeles. The event took place at Temple Beth Am.

Dr. Martino of The Angeles Clinic in Santa Monica and USC, gave the A-B-C's of breast cancer and answered all of our questions in ways that seemed to make us wish that she was our doctor.

"Golden Hills of Bali"

September 2009

acrylic on wood

about 24" x 4"

art is displayed on blue background

Created while in 'Cancer and Creativity Art Therapy Workshop'

Presented by Premiere Oncology Foundation and Beckstrand Cancer Foundation

Instructor: Esther Dreifuss-Kattan, PhD, ATR

Five year anniversary

Five years ago this month I had the surgical removal of cancer in my breast (DCIS=ductal carcinoma in situ). Radiation followed. Today I'm celebrating because. Right, Just Because!

FIVE YEARS of on-the-job-training to be a breast cancer survivor. Where did we learn in school how to undergo the highs and lows of a cancer diagnosis? And who gave us a preview of the many return visits to the surgeon, to the oncologist, and to the radiologist?

So this month is a milestone. Five years out for B/C.