How to Honor Cancer Warriors, National Cancer Survivors Day & Everyday
"Survive." That word seems so serious, so epic, so final. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on July 15, 2019. I haven’t liked using the term “Breast Cancer Survivor” for exactly the reasons above: it...
View ArticleWhat it’s Like to Hear, “You have Breast Cancer”
Journal Entry, Friday July 19, 2019, 4:20 amI keep waking at 4 am. It seems my brain wants to enjoy the quiet even if my body is dizzy and beat.Today, I meet with the breast surgeon. I've already been...
View ArticleYou Cant Tell by Looking, So Ask: Depression, PPD, PTSD, Breast Cancer
I posted this picture one year ago with the following words:August 8, 2019, keynote speaker at AZ Perinatal Trust conference, Day 15 post-double mastectomy. "You Can't Tell By Looking." "August 8,...
View ArticleWhat if We Supported Depression Like we Support Breast Cancer? End the...
October is breast cancer awareness month, & today, Oct 10, is World Mental Health Day; it’s also one year since I started chemotherapy to beat triple negative, or the most aggressive type of,...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Reconstruction Awareness, Choices, What to Know
Little did I know I would become so well-versed in the various breast reconstruction options.It seemed straighforward, if not overwhelming, at the start: breast cancer diagnosis, immediate double...
View ArticleBRCA1 Gene Mutation: What it Means to Be BRCA Positive
Know Your #MomGenes: My BRCA Gene Testing StoryI’ve just undergone my 7th surgery in 9 months. My body has had it, and I’m thinking about how this cancer could’ve been prevented if I had known I was...
View ArticleCOVID has Shown Us What It’s Like to Have Cancer
I've spent the last 24 months of my life dealing with breast cancer, and the last 12 months dealing with breast cancer AND Covid.And I have come to see that COVID has shown us all a little of what it's...
View ArticleBRCA Gene Mutation & The Waves of Impact on Family (Video)
"What does it mean to carry the BRCA gene mutation--for myself & my family?"2 years ago today, I learned I carry the BRCA1 genetic mutation--10 days after I'd already been diagnosed with breast...
View Article“Dear Body,” My Breast Cancer Photo Shoot with BRCA Strong
"Dear Body,I once thought you were my enemy.Now I know BREAST CANCER is the enemy. And you?..."Imagine writing a letter to your body...What would it say?That's what I was asked to do as part of the...
View ArticleLike a Watered Garden, New Podcast
The world is like a garden, a garden that’s been in a drought–dried out and withered! We’ve all endured so much for so long. It’s time we were “watered.” “Like a Watered Garden” is my brand new...
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