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Our Last First Day of School at Home
August 2022 marked our last first day of school at home. After fifteen years of virtual school, the finish line is in sight.
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Confessions of an Anxious Traveler: Is It Possible to Avoid the Pre-Vacation Panic?
I have a confession to make. I am an anxious traveler. There, I said it. Beneath the smiling faces I share in the photos, there can be an undercurrent of panic and anxiety. Sometimes I think I like the idea of traveling rather than the actual traveling part. I’m especially prone to pre-vacation panic.
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How to Create a Sticker in GoodNotes
Have you ever found yourself writing a list over and over again? Maybe it’s a weekly routine you do at home or work. Or perhaps it’s a procedure you do every once in a while, but you don’t want to miss a step. Wouldn’t it be great if you could shortcut the time it took to write the list down?…
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HealthGrades Post: Breast Cancer- A Life Pivot I Wasn’t ExpectingÂ
I sat in the exam room with a flimsy paper gown on, swinging my legs in nervous anticipation. Today was the day I would get my results. After an abnormal mammogram, more imaging, and then a biopsy, the wait was over. Did I have cancer? #sponsored
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Lumpectomy 2022: Another Step In The In-Between
As I headed into my second lumpectomy, I was struck by how different it felt facing this surgery again. I was less fearful of the actual procedure and more anxious about the possible results. Lumpectomy 2022 was another step in-between.
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From An Inconclusive Biopsy to a Lumpectomy
After an inconclusive biopsy result, it was time to meet with my surgeon to discuss the pending lumpectomy. Surgery is soon!
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An Inconclusive Biopsy: More In-Between Ahead
I’ve had many biopsies over the years. They have all been able to definitively tell whether the finding is cancer or not. I was expecting that same clarity after this latest biopsy. I was completely unprepared to hear that the results were inconclusive.Â
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Cancer Survivorship: Living in the In-Between
When I finished breast cancer treatment, I eagerly awaited the time that I could move back into the normal phase of my life. Treatment was done, and now everything could fall back into place. But, it turns out, there isn’t a back to normal. Cancer survivorship, for me, means learning to live in the in-between.
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Another Biopsy: Not On My List of 2022 Summer Fun!
A biopsy wasn’t on my list of summer fun. And yet, here I am, three years after my first abnormal mammogram, facing another biopsy. I’m not excited.Â
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Fatigue Strategies: What Size Battery are You Today?
Communicating our fatigue level can be challenging. How do we make the invisible, visible? Let's use batteries as a visual aid!
