Sue in Italia/In the Land Of Cancer

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Science
Occupation	Ex medicinical chemist and teacher
Location	Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Introduction	I'm a mother of 3 and grandma of 3 who has battled triple negative breast cancer. For many years I was a medicinal chemist. After my 'retirement', I enrolled in an Italian immersion program living in a monastery for 5 weeks in Gagliano, Aterno, a hill town of 310 in Abruzzo, Italy. Included here is my experience there last summer. Also, at the end of the blog I have included two old blogs: one from my France and Spain trip in 2004 and another two about our adventures in England in 2007. I returned to find a mass on a routine mammogram. The following is an account on how I am dealing with this frightening news and its treatment. Aside from updating my friends, I encourage newly diagnosed TNBC warriors to follow my story as you may find yourself retracing my steps.
Interests	Running, reading, watching films. I also love to do NY Times crossword puzzles and Japanese logic puzzles.
Favorite Movies	Amelie, The Sweet Hereafter, Dr. Zhivago, The Swimming Pool
Favorite Music	Anything but hip-hop. I did develop an appreciation for the Modena City Ramblers while in Italy.
Favorite Books	"Poisonwood Bible"-from my childhood, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" in which I learned that I am not by myself.