About Me: Female, 58, Oakland, CA, member since Apr 2007
I am a cancer survivor living in Northern California. I have had three primary cancers over a 10 year period. I am now considered to have no evidence of disease though I get regular checkups to make sure. I am also a diabetic with asthma and am hypothroid. I take tons o
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[More]f medicines daily though not as many as I once did. I am no longer able to work and was left with lymphedema and chronic pain after breast cancer surgery. I am, as one might understand, always concerned about my health. I have grown to realize it is a matter of how much concern is too much concern and how much is enough to keep me healthy. I am a fairly strong woman with an even stronger female partner. We have discovered that what we consider the best medical care can only be obtained by being a proactive and cautious.
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