Pathologists: Our Hidden Heroes
For those of us who’ve brushed up against the medical world, either as a patient or as a provider, we’ve...
Miracles and Snowflakes
SNOWFLAKES: A New Family Tradition: Christmas 2019 The Beginning: I was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2017 and had...
Survivor’s Panic
I find myself getting chased in the night. IT (cancer and the fear that the word conjures) always seems to...
Fear and Faith
I have promised to be completely authentic about this cancer journey: both the physical hoops and the emotional hurtles combined. ...
BRCA and the Weighty Choices to Consider
Aside from a four letter word, what exactly is BRCA and what does it mean for someone who holds that...
Chemo, Emotional Lows, and Neurogenesis
Could chemo affect your mood at the cellular level? Hear Sandrine Thuret’s TED talk on neurogenesis and how it relates....
Embrace Vulnerability; Own Who You Are
I wrote Oh Deer in the middle of my chemotherapy treatment. Emotions had inevitably begun to erupt; and I struggled...
Survivor-hood Truths
Once a breast cancer diagnosis and the treatments that follow have pressed their marks upon your body… once the chokehold...
Preparing for Treatment: Tips and Expectations
Mastectomy It’s hard to wrap your mind around the thought of losing part of you, even though you know that...
Top Reasons I Love my Mastectomy
The idea of having a mastectomy can be quite terrifying. Fear and anxiety twisted into a chokehold around the unknown...
Dandelions: Growing Back Twice as Strong
Mackensey, a special photographer, once told me that when dandelions get cut down, they grow back twice as strong. I...
Top 5 Things Loved Ones Can Do to Help:
Many have asked me what they can do to help someone fighting breast cancer. As a survivor, I can ONLY...
Questions to Ask Your Medical Providers
A cancer diagnosis is often overwhelming, and before women have even had much of a chance to digest this gigantic...