Well, hello everyone! Laura has made me, Lindsay, an admin on her blog site as well, so sometimes you’ll also be getting to hear from me too – this is a dangerous proposition, but if y’all get tired of me,…
Read more →I don’t need to set alarms to get up anymore. If the kids don’t do it, the dog does. This meant I wasn’t late for the virtual appointment with the genetics counselors. There were two – one was a student…
Read more →This morning, I met with the surgeon at the Virginia Piper Breast Center. He explained the diagnosis (stuff we knew) and then recommended chemotherapy first with Herceptin, which he says is the best advent to breast cancer in his 28…
Read more →In recent years, I’ve been careful about how much of myself I put out there because I continue to struggle with self-worth. Turns out a lot of it stems from traumatic stress from my childhood, which is why it’s so…
Read more →Last night was the first night I had a tough time sleeping. The stress of everything has triggered my TMJ (grinding and clenching). Cancer hasn’t worked its way into my dreams yet, so that’s the plus. My parents came up…
Read more →I started this post early in the day but by the end of it, things had totally changed. Amazing how both your mood and outlook change drastically over the course of learning things. Also, the support has been amazing and…
Read more →If you’re here, you know I have breast cancer. It’s all happening very fast and there are a lot of unknowns. You know me and my writing so I had to create a space where I could write and inform…
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