(Originally written August 2, 2025) I went to the beach this morning to reflect on my 12th cancer-free anniversary and my ongoing healing journey. It was a beautiful day—barely a cloud in the sky, a perfect breeze, and clear, calm water. The perfect opportunity for healing: lots of vitamin D, fresh air, grounding, negative ions, … Continue reading Finding Beauty in the Broken Things: A Journey of Healing
Next month marks 11 years since my breast cancer diagnosis. While I am grateful to be cancer-free for this long, the journey has been anything but easy. As a breast cancer survivor, the thought of cancer is always in the back of my mind. Due to my Lynch Syndrome status, I am at risk for … Continue reading SGAP Surgery: A Survivor’s Journey Back to Wellness
What can we do to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Honoring those whom the disease has touched by donating, walking, and wearing pink are all encouraged, but let's not forget the most important thing we can do is to be our own health advocates. As women, especially mothers, we tend to prioritize others first. I … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Focus on Prevention
Thinking back on my “re-birthday,” the day I woke up from surgery cancer-free, involves a lot of emotions. Gratitude is at the top of the list. I had Stage II, ER/PR+, HER2- invasive ductal carcinoma. As each year passes, the worry of recurrence lessens. But the “what ifs” never really go away. It’s always in … Continue reading Ten Years Cancer-Free – A Reflection
Today marks ten years of being cancer-free, and I wanted to share a column I originally wrote for the Beacon Magazine in 2013. It’s still as relevant today as it was then. Breast cancer has brought me face-to-face with my mortality and helped change my life perspective. Some things that once seemed so important no longer are. … Continue reading What Breast Cancer Taught Me
I started this blog in 2013 while going through breast cancer. It was a short-lived journal to document my “Journey back to good.” Ten years later, I’ve felt the tug to write again. I’m beyond grateful to have made it this far and still be cancer-free. I’ve spent the last ten years trying to figure … Continue reading My Journey Back to Good Continues
On June 30, 2013 (only 10 days after my initial breast cancer diagnosis), I went to see an oncologist. To say I walked out of there devastated, would be an understatement. I went from Stage I to Stage II (because the size of the tumor was originally measured at 1.8cm on the ultrasound, then the … Continue reading To chemo or not to chemo. That was the question.
Cancer is a word, not a sentence! <-- Click on this link to see the original artwork by Theartsatichipter! I love this saying because it is a good reminder. I Googled the saying and found this link to a drawing Theartsatichipster did. Simple, yet so meaningful to all those who have been touched by this dreaded disease. ❤
Coming to terms with the battle I have fought over the past 5 months, sometimes gets overwhelming. But I do not regret for one second, my choice to have a double mastectomy. Laughing is good for the mind, body and soul and not only do I find this amusing, I oddly find it as a … Continue reading Hell Yes They’re Fake… 😉
October is well known for being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In years past I have always posted the pink ribbons in support for those fighting it. This year, it had a whole different meaning to me. I was the person people were wearing pink for! Personally I think more emphasis should be put on getting … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Envisioning Wellness – My Journey Back to Good 