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Wines to pair with breast cancer (part 2 of 5)

3/30/2016

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As I sit topless in front of a complete stranger—a handsome, 40-something, Indian-from-India plastic surgeon—I have thoughts running through my mind:
  • These are pretty normal, right?
  • Not bad for a 50-year-old with three kids?
  • Could still get some Mardi Gras beads, eh?
Then, as he takes his fingers and lifts my breasts up, effectively taking them back to a time before I could get into R-rated movies alone, new thoughts run through my mind:
  • Ooooh ... apparently there may be a bit of a droop to them now.
  • That was a lot of milk for a lot of babies.
  • Maybe not the fancy beads.
The plastic surgeon says...

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Wines to pair with breast cancer (Part 1 of 5)

3/11/2016

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Have you ever driven at night in the mountains? If so, you know that you should watch for deer. They often lurk just off the sides of the road, in the forest — the cute, soft brown creatures. Your kids scan the trees and gleefully point them out as you drive carefully, with your high beams on, trying to anticipate where they are moving.

You keep your fingers crossed that they don’t jump into your path. But now and then, you run into bad luck, one jumps into the road in front of you and BAM, you hit it.

Poor deer. Your kids freak out. You shake. You call the authorities. And now you have the inconvenience of having to do bodywork on your car.

I always thought of my family history of breast cancer like the deer...

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    Kirsten Fox is headmistress of our alma mater. After surviving a plane crash, two divorces, a child with cancer and her own cancer, she finds that wine and a sense of humor can buoy even the darkest of times. Her first question is always, "What wine would I pair with this?..." Grab a glass and laugh with Kirsten.

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