Six years ago today, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Recently, a new acquaintance asked me what it was like to go through cancer treatment during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. To my surprise, I had to stop and really think about it. I'm not sure whether I've subconsciously blocked out parts of that whirlwind, or whether time truly does soften some of life's deepest wounds. Maybe it's a little of both. Whatever the reason, I found comfort in realizing that cancer is

Five Years. Five years. Five mammograms. Five ultrasounds. All clear. This is the day you wait for after a cancer diagnosis. When you...

“When the day that lies ahead of me seems impossible to face. When someone else instead of me always seems to know the way.” – “Lovely...

I'm Alive and well. Time is a funny thing. There are days that feel as if time is infinite. Then you realize you are the parent of two...

"And I know love needs the pain Memories serve our sweetest refrain" Heading toward the third anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. I am...

The seasons, they go round and round. This Joni Mitchell song has been running through my head for months. Hard to believe it is almost...

I am usually a relatively positive person, or at least I am able to just keep busy. Mind over matter if I can find the energy to do it....

There's a passage in the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go" that talks about the waiting place. For everyone that's waiting. ...

I have always loved waterfalls - well really anything involving water. Maybe it's cause I am a Scorpio. But I feel like the last 14...

Well - today's the day. It's the one year mark. The day my calendar changed forever. When I look back in my phone calendar, there's a...

As you have probably figured out by now, most of my blogs start with song titles. Though this isn't the actual song title from the...

Sometimes life takes us places we would've never predicted. Sometimes those places happen because of good things. But other times, the...

Cancer should be called something else. Somewhere in the name of this horrible disease should be the word "wait" because so much of the...

It has now been almost 8 months since my cancer diagnosis. In some ways time has moved quickly! How has 8 months passed? In other ways,...

Guns and Roses sang about it. The bible says it's the fruit of the spirit. My bestie tells me not to pray for it or God will give you...

As I write this blog, America is waiting to see who will be president from 2021-2024. I, meanwhile, feel like I have spent the last 4...

My oncologist told me to "look up the cancer story about the mountain lion and the bear. Trust me. It will help." I love my oncologist...

Every year at the beginning of school my principal asks us to choose one word. This word is supposed to be our "mantra" of sorts for the...

Today was treatment #17 - 4 more to go! I learned today that I am headed into the "boost" portion of treatment. According to the Susan...

At the end of today's treatment I am officially halfway through radiation. A brief update for those interested: Luckily, not TONS of...