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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.
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Biopsies and Anxiety: Acknowledging and Accepting Our Emotions
Breast biopsies can be an anxiety-provoking procedure for us. If thinking about a biopsy makes you feel anxious, you’re not alone.
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“A Breast Cancer Journey: Living it One Step at a Time” an IndieReader Best Reviewed Book of June 2023
IndieReader dubs “A Breast Cancer Journey: Living it One Step at a Time,” a Best Reviewed book in June of 2023, rates it 4.5 Stars, and awards it the coveted “IR Approved” stamp for Health!
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It’s Not “Just” DCIS: Stage Zero doesn’t mean Zero Challenges
It’s’ just DCIS. It’s just Stage Zero. Just Stop it! Stage zero breast cancer doesn’t mean zero challenges.
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Just Stop It! Eliminating the word “Just” in Patient Communications
Just is a four-letter word that ought to be eliminated from patient-practitioner communications. Completely. Just minimizes our lived experiences, implies our emotions aren’t valid, and makes it easier for the speaker but harder for the receiver.
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Podcast Appearance- “Get it Off Your Chest: The Funny Side of Breast Cancer”
Listen to my podcast appearance on "Get it Off Your Chest: The Funny Side of Breast Cancer," and learn about my new nickname!
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Writing “A Breast Cancer Journey” – A Post on Women Writers
What was it like to write "A Breast Cancer Journey: Living it One Step at a Time"? Read about my writing journey in this featured post for Women Writers.
