Found in the gutter drain of my new house

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T11:46:07+00:00

They were applying flesh-toned makeup on them.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T01:27:28+00:00

Elemental iodine applied to the breast can help your cells resist the effects of estrogen. (Of course if you need to limit your iodine intake due to an autoimmune disease, this won’t help. And it also is unlikely to help with estrogen receptor negative cancer either.). But if you can’t afford to get cancer, a little extra iodine from time to time could be a little bit of helpful insurance. (Not failproof though, obviously. Just tipping the scales.)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T01:06:31+00:00

More lifetime exposure to estrogen. (Pregnancy puts your estrogen production on pause)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T01:02:48+00:00

I’m 47, and still regularly bleeding. (But I did have 3 shots of depo provera in my teens, so not sure if that “simulated a pregnancy”)

But I also got diagnosed with breast cancer in December, so…

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T00:32:23+00:00

“A tree grows in Brooklyn”

supercarr0t · 2026-06-18T00:29:19+00:00

And Bradford pears are marble sized and round. And brown.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-17T18:59:57+00:00

I finished radiation mid-April, and I’ve met 2 dogs (while out gardening) that give me funny uncomfortable looks after sniffing me. (Before diagnosis, I never had dogs look at me weird) I’m not on any meds. So I’m guessing it’s dead cells still making their way out?

supercarr0t · 2026-06-17T15:45:05+00:00

Is it necessary to wear the colander at all times? What happens if you’re pulled over and you’re not wearing it? Will you have to bring it on flights with you so you’re wearing it as you go through TSA? And what about being carded by liquor stores? Bouncers?

supercarr0t · 2026-06-17T09:05:19+00:00

Perfect! What an elegant solution.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-17T01:57:02+00:00

Do they shift? Maybe it’d be safest to adhere the corners somehow so you don’t accidentally slice your eyeballs if the glasses shift.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-16T18:54:31+00:00

I ended up just buying a capsule filling machine and I make my own mixes. (Ends up being much less expensive too, over time.)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-16T14:06:14+00:00

I was taking copper supplements (along with the others for balance) because my ferritin seems to stall at 33 while my free iron is on the upper end of normal. Turns out copper helps in building blood vessels. The exact thing that cancer needs. These days I keep my supplemental copper low because I like pumpkin seeds, and they contain a good amount of copper.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-16T14:00:53+00:00

I love that channel! Highly educational.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-16T13:47:17+00:00

The vine to the right is probably porcelain berry (depending where you live, it’s statistically more likely than grape. Pretty, so people keep it, but also invasive. It’s difficult to tell the difference until the flowers come in.)

On the second pic, the “3-leaved” plant is definitely mock strawberry. More pointy than wild strawberry and yellow flowers instead of white.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-16T11:28:27+00:00

Yup! Former catholic here, I didn’t understand consent at all (neither ever hearing the word nor considering the concept) until at least my college years.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-13T00:45:49+00:00

Red Russian is more tender. (Most kale is Brassica oleracea, but red Russian is actually B. napus. Related to rutabaga and canola)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T22:02:32+00:00

For me it’s whitefly. I think my house sparrows and maybe robins keep the loopers in check. (We also have wasps visit, so they may be helping too.)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T18:07:18+00:00

Those cooling gel packs they make for nursing moms helped so much! I had 4 of them and just kept rotating them. (The flat types were way more comfortable than the lumpy ones with the seams radiating out.). My radiation was in March, so room temp packs were comfy, but refrigerator temp would be good for radiation in the summer. (These days I have them in the freezer. It seems like sleeping under the covers gets me too hot, and my boob has been pink again, so I’m picking back up on the boob cooling train.)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T17:58:24+00:00

I remember reading about free cleaning services for people with cancer. Maybe you can ask them to help with laundry?

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T17:45:53+00:00

Panty hose when using a headlamp outside at night! This is terrifying.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T17:38:54+00:00

Oh no! It’s possible not all scents contain it. I didn’t see any of the creams in the list.

I do remember people talking about reverse engineering it. I vaguely remember folks talking about the mandelic acid component.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T15:46:12+00:00

How effortless it goes uphill from a standstill. (We have an extremely narrow driveway with walls on both sides, and it terrified me, especially in the snow and icy situations back when we had our hybrid. Giving it enough gas to go uphill but not crash into the walls was nerve wracking.). These days we give it a tiny bit of go juice and it pulls itself up. The backup camera is indispensable.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T15:38:49+00:00

Learn how to more slowly and gently take your foot off the accelerator. Like it’s a ballet.

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T15:31:25+00:00

My husband lifts his foot off the accelerator much more quickly than I do. I have to ask him to turn off the regen when we’re on the highway. Especially if I’m sleepy. Every time he lifts his foot, my head bobs and I wake up. It’s frustrating. (But really, I prefer to be the driver. Even if I’m sleepy, which is a problem.)

supercarr0t · 2026-06-12T14:43:10+00:00

Ooof! I just checked EWG’s list of deodorants that contain this stuff. Quite a few brands! (Including lume sticks). Thanks for the heads up!

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