tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.comments2024-03-19T00:24:16.825-07:00Becky's Big BytesBecky's Big Byteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160647325073470441noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-46219598359758732292015-10-13T15:14:59.795-07:002015-10-13T15:14:59.795-07:00Hi Becky. I am so glad you told me about this and ...Hi Becky. I am so glad you told me about this and thank you for blogging about it! <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147095722582586150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-86990034785136044602015-10-05T11:44:58.671-07:002015-10-05T11:44:58.671-07:00If there is ever a but cancer month, expect them t...If there is ever a but cancer month, expect them to come knocking on your door for marketing. I love how are able to expose the stupidity of Pinktober and still be funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172612595451062441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-87972104937630115882015-06-07T18:22:13.553-07:002015-06-07T18:22:13.553-07:00I'm in it with you. thank you the blog post. B...I'm in it with you. thank you the blog post. BarbaraKemen.com password: 14puppies<br />Lyra Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823690416833951574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-12917603534272318052015-03-07T18:43:47.823-08:002015-03-07T18:43:47.823-08:00Becky, you have a way of saying things just perfec...Becky, you have a way of saying things just perfectly. The day I met you, I knew you were going to be a life long friend. Ava opened my eyes at a time when I was desperate for answers. As someone who was so conscientious about the food I was eating, I totally missed the boat about my products, either believing that "natural" meant "natural" or that my products could never be so bad, wrong! Keep telling it like it is! Lori Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172612595451062441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-70574066311685355742015-01-25T16:01:31.737-08:002015-01-25T16:01:31.737-08:00Happy to see you writing again and like the topics...Happy to see you writing again and like the topics about which you will be writing.<br /><br />My karate teacher would always tell us that we are stronger than we know. <br /><br />It's vital that we all dig deep and know that G-d only gives us challenges that we can handle. <br /><br />I'm so proud of you.SHARON ELLEN BURTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677993065974355653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-18942322844010849842015-01-21T08:46:56.709-08:002015-01-21T08:46:56.709-08:00You got it right, powerlessness is like a cork bob...You got it right, powerlessness is like a cork bobbing on the ocean. It feels so right to reclaim the power!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172612595451062441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-69562209900565357502014-10-28T15:12:55.351-07:002014-10-28T15:12:55.351-07:00Hi Becky,
Well said. Sometimes I think we should c...Hi Becky,<br />Well said. Sometimes I think we should call it 'breast awareness month' instead of breast cancer awareness month. I do think the pink ribbon is perceived by some to be the 'bully' of ribbons. Sad, but true. Thanks for writing and for sharing your link with me.Nancy's Pointhttp://www.nancyspoint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-56168303474051531932014-10-17T17:30:48.496-07:002014-10-17T17:30:48.496-07:00Thank you ladies for your kind words of support!!!...Thank you ladies for your kind words of support!!! xoxoxoBecky's Big Byteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160647325073470441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-60610418341965859592014-10-06T04:15:47.429-07:002014-10-06T04:15:47.429-07:00I haven't had breast cancer. I have several fr...I haven't had breast cancer. I have several friends who have in the last few years though (which is fecking frightening and a horribly scary for ALL women way). Some have lost their breast(s), some didn't, Talking to the ones that did, especially since there are 4 of us that gather every Friday, one lost both who has had reconstructive surgery, one who lost one 15 years ago in her mid-30's, one who got lucky and only had to have a lumpectomy, and the so far extremely fortunate me. Listening to them talk, I think that the naive believe that the replacements, be they reconstruction, inserts, or a prosthetic don't grasp that it's just not a reasonable facsimile. It's not like a kidney transplant. They aren't real, they never will be. They are all prosthetics. No one looks at some one with a prosthetic hand, foot, limb, eye or whatever and says 'Oh, you're whole again.'. It's a prosthetic, and even if it's say...a foot that you can put a sock and shoe on so no one can tell the difference, it's still a prosthetic, a fake, just something to fool the eyes of others...and it/they will never be real. The friend who's missing just one and has chosen to use a prosthetic rather than have any kind of surgery said as much. 'It won't be my breast. It's just an expensive, painful procedure that won't give me back what I've lost.'. She has made some peace with it (she's a nurse on an Alzheimer/Dementia ward)and she says at least it's the fake that 90% of her ornery patients grab at because it's her left breast and they're right handed.<br /><br />I hope you too find some peace with this. I can't begin to imagine how difficult it is.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296523015389474516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-55651361387595545102014-10-02T14:25:43.247-07:002014-10-02T14:25:43.247-07:00This post has made me appreciate the boobs I have....This post has made me appreciate the boobs I have. I don't like mine. I feel that they are too big. I know a lot of smaller girls would think this shouldn't be a problem, but it is. But they are mine, they do have feeling, and they feel normal. Thank you for making me realize that no matter what kind of boobs you have, be grateful. Rosynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-53337850703202122102014-10-02T13:29:15.412-07:002014-10-02T13:29:15.412-07:00Becky, I feel the same way! These implants are bet...Becky, I feel the same way! These implants are better than the tissue expanders, but you're constantly aware of them. Hate that feeling. It certainly isn't a "boob job". If this was a boob job, I'd sue my plastic surgeon. I'd gladly have my saggy boobs back (the ones that had feeling and weren't numb) any day of the week. I feel your pain. Much love and hugs to you my friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389889055136050019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-54421218075947744662014-10-02T13:24:38.061-07:002014-10-02T13:24:38.061-07:00Becky I feel the same exact way! These implants a...Becky I feel the same exact way! These implants are better than the tissue expanders, but you always know they are there. You're constantly aware there's something on your chest. It sucks. I would take back my old, saggy boobs (that had feeling and were not numb) any day of the week! I feel your pain. Big hugs and lots of love to you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389889055136050019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-70513538375053581732014-09-30T15:00:56.314-07:002014-09-30T15:00:56.314-07:00Let's all ride the "Peace Train"!Let's all ride the "Peace Train"!Joycenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-45408548792485712132014-09-30T03:30:07.798-07:002014-09-30T03:30:07.798-07:00Just what I needed to hear today. Thanks BeccaJust what I needed to hear today. Thanks BeccaKitty Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-34366622790974650782014-06-30T19:51:52.522-07:002014-06-30T19:51:52.522-07:00I have connected with everything you haven't w... I have connected with everything you haven't written from your parents to your mother in law passing away from breast cancer. I was diagnosed 7-8 weeks after having my second child. Yes, my odds are over 90% of no recurrence, some days/weeks I don't think about it very much, but some days a black cloud follows me around and it has been 3 yrs. Love the blog, keep it up!<br /><br /><br />Holly C. Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-86137130816637350412014-06-18T14:24:56.188-07:002014-06-18T14:24:56.188-07:00Wow, thank you for sharing. The only thing that I...Wow, thank you for sharing. The only thing that I can add is that I think that I know you well enough to say that you are getting it right.SHARON ELLEN BURTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677993065974355653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-28673952871598221032014-06-09T20:07:11.323-07:002014-06-09T20:07:11.323-07:00Wow! Thank you both for commenting!!
Rosy, you are...Wow! Thank you both for commenting!!<br />Rosy, you are so right!<br />Now, Milwaukee Teach, you made my night. I'm so sorry you are having a hard time. I finished chemo in Sept 2013, had the double in Oct 2013. My memory was getting better, but now it's just worse and it scares me sometimes. It's like dementia!! I am glad I wrote this blog post as many women feel like this and no one knows about it. We can't hold it in. I'm trying to like my breasts but it's not easy!!! xoxox<br />Becky's Big Byteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160647325073470441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-48511861618257001542014-06-09T19:18:08.310-07:002014-06-09T19:18:08.310-07:00Your post is right on. I hate these stupid fuckin...Your post is right on. I hate these stupid fucking dumb fake boobs. Nobody is allowed to touch them. If I can't "feel" them neither can you. And every time I forget something (which is all the time, every day) I blame it on fucking cancer. I wasn't this bad before last year. My double mastectomy was May 2013. Chemo thru Oct 2013. What a whirlwind of a year. I don't feel like me. I don't even know who I am. I'm no where close to the old me. It's just so strange. Thank you for expressing yourself. MilwaukeeTeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249909269529392001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-17277399527922924352014-06-08T12:10:01.835-07:002014-06-08T12:10:01.835-07:00I still believe you are one of the strongest peopl...I still believe you are one of the strongest people I know. Glad you found a counselor to help. Sometimes you just need someone to point you in the right direction.hang in there.Rosynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-58640453307485055732014-05-24T23:02:42.495-07:002014-05-24T23:02:42.495-07:00Those people were not friends, they were assholes ...Those people were not friends, they were assholes she is far better off without. Why do pictures like this need to be shown? So others in this position don't feel so alone, So they have some idea of what's coming, So they know that they can survive it all and come out the other side beautiful and stronger. Those 101 people are cowards, plain and simple. They didn't want to be reminded that these things happen. Simple statistics say that several of them will receive a cancer diagnosis in the next several years. I hope they remember how they treated this brave woman when that moment comes.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296523015389474516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-23953722143524216032014-04-27T01:30:19.095-07:002014-04-27T01:30:19.095-07:00I have a friend who just finished Chemo after a re...I have a friend who just finished Chemo after a recurrence of the original breast cancer diagnosis 4 years ago. She had decided that it was time for reconstructive surgery (she had had a double mastectomy) and during it, the found a teeny, tiny lump behind a bone of the rib cage. She considers it God's timing, who knows. But why I'm really writing this, is she is just starting to get back, stubby lashes, wispy eyebrows, and a baby fuzz of hair. It looks like it will be close but slightly lighter (I keep telling her 'younger') shade of her original red. But her biggest fear is that it won't be the curly, unruly mop she's had her whole life. She is scared to death of straight hair. Aren't we funny. We all want what we don't have when we're younger, yet when we get older we want things to stay exactly the same. I hope it grows back into something you love, something you glory in, something that makes you feel sexy as hell. Fuck yeah.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296523015389474516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-75267764166419768552014-04-02T09:12:54.494-07:002014-04-02T09:12:54.494-07:00Rock on, Becky...your courage is inspiringRock on, Becky...your courage is inspiringAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158139123326510223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-26873959614248620242014-03-29T10:45:23.545-07:002014-03-29T10:45:23.545-07:00I choose the cancer free. God bless you Becky :)I choose the cancer free. God bless you Becky :)Arlahttp://www.freeforbabystuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-64103179518746465922014-03-19T15:11:24.538-07:002014-03-19T15:11:24.538-07:00Thrilled that you are C-free and taking so many po...Thrilled that you are C-free and taking so many positive actions! Very proud of you, dear friend.SHARON ELLEN BURTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677993065974355653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653774121428975120.post-27152702599194240882014-02-13T04:34:23.278-08:002014-02-13T04:34:23.278-08:00I love the humor. I laughed a lot on the caption u...I love the humor. I laughed a lot on the caption under your picture. :)))Gardahttp://www.freenewbornstuff.comnoreply@blogger.com