Surviving Breast Caner with Laughter and Dignity
This may seem absurd, but this week I learned how to pee. Now, as a general rule and in most situations I already know how to pee. I take myself into the bathroom and well… pee. But hooked up to an IV machine brings a whole extra set of challenges and issues to overcome. My…
Okay, so this was supposed to be a light and easy going type blog. The kind that makes you laugh. And maybe this post strays away from that aim just a tad too much. But, I promise I will do my best to throw at least a chuckle here and there in so that you…
What did I do wrong!? It had to be something. I’m only 35 years old. I’ve heard about people as young, or younger, than me with cancer in TV ads, but not me. This should not be part of my reality. I must have done something really wrong to deserve this. And it’s not just…
The first decision to make: choose an oncologist. Okay, I guess the first decision was whether to choose fight or flight, but is that really a decision that needs to be made? To choose the quarterback of my team. The one person whose only goal was to do everything possible to make sure I survive….
You’ve just received the news that no one – EVER – wants to receive and all you want to do is take a moment to breath. Sit back and come to terms with what you’ve just learned. Do you get that opportunity? No! Not even a millisecond. From the time you receive your diagnosis you…
It was my 35 and 1/2 birthday. August 7, 2009. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of life. It was a regular Thursday and I was going to spend the day at the spa… after having what was to be my first and last mammogram. 35 and 1/2. I’m not sure what the…