At my recent oncology appointment, I was sitting quietly in the waiting room minding my own business while scrolling through my Twitter feed on my phone when out of the blue, I heard an annoying sound and immediately thought, what the heck was that? followed by, no, not a damn bell! At first, I thought …
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An audio version of “12 Years & Would You Reverse Your Cancer Diagnosis?” is available via my free resource library. It’s been 12 years since I heard the words, you have ‘a’ cancer. Yep. 12 years. Every year as the anniversary of my diagnosis approaches, I reflect (okay ramble). Usually, there’s a blog post. This …
Are Online Friendships Real? I’ve been meaning to write about this topic for ages. Years, actually. Better late than never, right? When you first hear those awful words, you have cancer; it sometimes feels as if you are alone in the whirlwind of cancer chaos. No matter how many loved ones surround you, there is …
If you’re contemplating undergoing DIEP flap surgery as your breast reconstruction choice, or if you’ve already completed phase 1 of DIEP flap surgery, you might be mulling over what to do about phase 2, or wondering if it’s needed at all. In this post, we’ll talk about all this. But first, a reminder that this …
What do you wear to your mother’s funeral? What in the world kind of question is that? Let me explain. This month, I mark time. Again. Another year has passed since my mother’s death from metastatic breast cancer on March 6, 2008. It’s been 14 years. Sure, the rawness of the loss has lessened, but …