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Our Restoration After Breast Cancer: A Vital, Detailed, and Often Private Journey
Our restoration after breast cancer is a process that takes time, much like the historical restoration projects. We measure in years, not months.
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Managing Anxiety Before Breast Cancer Doctor’s Appointments: What I’ve Learned
I feel anxiety every time I have a breast cancer doctor’s appointment on the calendar. It doesn’t matter what kind of appointment it is— I can count on the scanxiety. In this sponsored post with HealthGrades, I share how I manage my anxiety as the appointments approach.
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How I Found the Right Breast Cancer Doctors For Me
It took time to find the right breast cancer doctors for me, but that time was well worth it! Read about my journey to finding my breast surgeon in this sponsored post with Healthgrades.
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Is Babytam (A Lower Dose of Tamoxifen) an Option After DCIS?
A lower dose of tamoxifen called babytam is now an option for DCIS patients to lower the risk of recurrence.
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Newly Diagnosed: How to Go From Overwhelmed to Organized
Being newly diagnosed with cancer can feel overwhelming. To move beyond feeling overwhelmed, we need to get organized.
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There’s a Cancer Dictionary? Well, That’s Useful!
Have you ever opened up a pathology or imaging report and wondered what one of the words meant? We really need a dictionary!
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Persisting Through Our Breast Cancer Storms
Breast cancer can often feel like a torrential rainstorm. How do we persist through the storm of treatment and recovery?
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2024 Mammogram Results
At the end of January 2024, I headed back to the breast imaging center for my first screening mammogram since being diagnosed with DCIS in the fall of 2019.
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Beyond Surviving: Pursuing Joy after Breast Cancer (in France)
Is there something beyond surviving cancer? What would it look like to pursue joy, beauty, and passion after breast cancer? Upon returning from our Fall 2023 trip to France, I continue to pursue joy, even though I won’t be speaking French as much as I was on vacation.
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2023: My Four-year Cancerversary. 4 Things I’ve Learned
Four years have passed since I heard, “You have breast cancer.” In honor of my cancerversary this year, I decided to share four things I’ve learned about cancer since my diagnosis.
