I am still a woman - Confessions of a twice cancer survivor - my journey by Nina Ann McCurley

I have nicknamed these 2 Elizabeth Bay woman the witches. I thought I should share this story as its pretty despicable. I came to Sydney as I do every week, I had a drink out with my girlfriends there were 4 of us. Someone put something in my drink at the Cross,  as I ended up in a very bad way as I did not drink as much as the other girls I should have been ok. I had pre op in the morning so I was pretty keen to be in very good shape. I won't name this Elizabeth Bay building but its old, it was beige now is grey. (locals will know) I passed out on the door step naked, no keys you think as this is out of character for me and I was clearly in a crisis, these 2 woman are well known for being whingers, dont worry I will name them in my next book so you know. Rang the police instead of an ambulance, fortunately a friend rang my girlfriend and she came to save me. Thank god for Zu, saved me I was very ill all week. The moral of this story is we should be there to help each othe...

WEB EXCLUSIVES Q&A with Cynthia Nixon BY LENA HUANG Our readership would be interested to hear about your breast cancer experience. Would you share your story? I was treated in New York at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt. I received tremendous care. My cancer was found during a routine mammogram when I was 40. Because my mother had breast cancer twice, I started getting mammograms when I was 35. The wonderful Dr. Brown, who found the small cancer on my mammogram said, “You know I wouldn’t have thought anything of this. It is so small, except it wasn’t there on any of your previous mammograms.” I think that speaks volumes of how important it is to get mammograms, how important it is to get them regularly and how important it is to get them young. If I had started when I was 40, maybe they wouldn’t have caught it. I had it biopsied, and it proved to be cancerous. I had a lumpectomy immediately. I was in a play at the time, and my doctor, anesthesiologist an...

  I Am Still a Woman: My Journey by   Nina-Ann McCurley ,  Jim Kilpatrick (With) Add to List +  Be the first to write a review Overview   I am Nina-Ann McCurley.   I was born in a small town, an average woman living my life day to day. Twelve years ago, as I watched my mother waste away and die of ovarian cancer, I felt the pain of losing someone so dear and loving to me.   What I didn't know then was that I would have to face my own battle with cancer one day-not once, but twice. I love my life and my three sons, ...   See more details below Eligible for  FREE SHIPPING   details Usually ships within 24 hours  details Paperback $14.99   Add to Bag Other sellers  (Paperback)   All (6)   from   $8.98       New (5)   from   $8.98       Used (...