About denisemacdonald
I am a Canadian entrepreneur who has been spending the majority of my time between Canada and Panama, Central America. Living oceanfront, I am an 'investment consultant', predominantly in the area of real estate in the beaches areas. Photography is my hobby.
In April, 2014 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I will be sharing my journey here on these 'pages'. If you would like to learn more about "Triple Negative" breast cancer, please click onto http://www.tnbcfoundation.org/.
Denise passed peacefully in her sleep early this morning surrounded by many of her family and close friends after a protracted battle with an aggressive strain of breast cancer resulting in multiple metastases. Please say a prayer … Continue reading →
I was told this week that these days I have at home are my ‘bonus days’, to which I was somewhat appalled. Is that really what it comes down to now? Bonus days? Perhaps I’m wrong in my thinking, but … Continue reading →
After 7 weeks of being admitted into the hospital for what I thought was a badly pinched sciatica, I was released to go home. Up to this point, I have surpassed all the medical experts’ expectations. I’m walking with a … Continue reading →
The question that has not left my mind in the past month is this: How could this C have gone undetected for all this time? The day before I received the last of eight rounds of the ‘dose-dense’ chemo, I … Continue reading →
Has it really been a month since this surreal ‘dream’ started? Tell me again that this is JUST a pinched sciatica nerve and that it WILL go away in just a few short days, like so many people assured me…… … Continue reading →
Today was a very exciting day for me, as I became an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Playa Coronado :-), thanks to fellow rotarians in Peterborough, (Ontario, Canada). I’ve been dancing around Rotary for a number of years … Continue reading →
During my ‘C journey’, which has essentially been the past year, there has definitely been a journey of varying sized ‘lumps’ (YES, Punn intended, lol) which have been encountered. It is these bumps in life, however, that are there for … Continue reading →
