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On December 31, 2020 I posted these words with the attached photos on Instagram/Facebook: A year that knocked the wind out of my sails before the calendar even turned to March. Before COVID. Before social unrest. Before ridiculous elections. A year like this wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when trying to figure outContinue reading “Hope.”

Well, here I am. Without any dramatic flair I can wholeheartedly say there was a moment in the last seven months where I honest to God wasn’t sure if I would see you. Typing that still takes a little breath out of my lungs. I’m so deeply and genuinely thankful to be here. There’s someContinue reading “Dear 37,”

We’ll come back to that date and time shortly. But first, July 31st of this year / 2:30pm (and I know this thanks to a photo time stamp, not because of a stellar memory). It was a hot summer day so I decided to go grab an iced chai tea from one of my favoriteContinue reading “November 15th / 2pm”

This is a long one. I hope you’ll stick with me. Allow me to set the stage. In fall of 2019 I bought tickets to see an incredible musician, Lauren Daigle, in concert. It was an added bonus that her opener was going to be another of my favorites, JohnnySwim. Concert was set for MarchContinue reading “What do a military veteran, former homeless couple and a cancer patient have in common?”

As timing would have it, I sat with my oncologist and talked through pathology results from surgery on September 30th – the day before Breast Cancer Awareness month kicked off. For those who have prayed about the results, thank you. For those who prayed from day one of my diagnosis that the tumor would disappear,Continue reading “Pathology is back…finally!”

It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down to put words onto {virtual} paper. Honestly, I just haven’t wanted to. I am tired. Some days have felt heavier than usual recently. I am learning to prioritize myself through all of this and doing that has meant spending time in spaces other than this virtual blog (don’tContinue reading ““How are you, really?””

“There are no random acts. We are all connected. You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind.”  This quote comes from one of my most beloved books, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, and I feel like it perfectly sets theContinue reading “She was diagnosed on the same day you were…”

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – one of the hardest parts of cancer is the waiting. Keeping your thoughts in a healthy mental space while you sit in the waiting is hard, and attempting to keep emotions in check can be equally as challenging on any given day. Let’s circle backContinue reading “Patience in the waiting, peace in the decision.”

Within two seconds of hearing the words I had cancer I was dreading the fact I would lose my hair. That’s not an exaggeration. Now granted in that same moment I did not know if my treatment plan would even include chemo, which is the very factor that causes hair loss. But in the momentContinue reading “Hair today, gone tomorrow.”

I’ve had a lot of people ask me what chemo is like, so I thought I would bring you along with me to my third treatment (which actually took place yesterday). Before diving in I have to note the chemo experience is different for every single patient. This is simply my experience. The night beforeContinue reading “Come with me to chemo!”