Posts Tagged ‘Boston’
Update on Margot’s progress (Part 3)
More good news to report! As I mentioned in a previous update, Margot’s second biopsy results were one of the only tests we were waiting for to come back. According to Dana Farber, some of the cells in her larger mass are DCIS – which basically means precancerous, and not actually cancer yet! This is, obviously,…
Read MoreQuick update on Margot’s progress (Part 2)
If you’ve been staying updated on my girlfriend Margot’s progress after her breast cancer diagnosis, you may have known we were awaiting the results of her test regarding the BRCA gene (made widely known by Angelina Jolie). If this gene was present, it would forecast future complications and prompt a conversation regarding reproductive organs being affected…
Read MoreThe Sama family is expanding!
That’s right! There will be not one, not two, but three more members of the Sama family living in New England! This is exciting news and we are all looking forward to the ‘expansion.’ No, nobody is having a baby. For as long as I can remember my sister (Half sister from dad’s previous marriage for those…
Read MoreQuick update on Margot’s progress
For those of you who have read my previous blog post (http://bit.ly/15QUeSo) you know that my beautiful girlfriend was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has decided to pursue treatment at Dana Farber, one of the top cancer treatment centers in the country. Over this past week, they ran multiple tests and got good results.…
Read MoreStaying strong through life’s unexpected changes…
Yesterday, a culmination of information my girlfriend and I had been collecting and learning about, all came to a head. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is 27, and has no family history of any disease. A few months ago, I found a small lump that obviously wasn’t supposed to be where it was.…
Read MoreIntercultural relationships and ‘Individualistic Romanticism’ (Guest Post)
The following post was written by a good friend of mine, Zareh, who goes by “Z.” Z is a native of Armenia, Yerevan, currently residing in Boston, MA. He is a Microbial Development Scientist focusing on Alternative Fuel Sources. You can connect directly with Z at @ZarehZurabyan. We have all heard the cliché sayings of how…
Read MoreWhy thinking for yourself is the truest freedom.
There is a famous quote by the late Steve Jobs, which I’m sure we have all heard: “Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” Read this quote to most people, and they are sure to agree with it – however, do they really understand it? Let’s…
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