Three Year Update
July 1st marked my third anniversary of remission from breast cancer. I look forward to celebrating my yearly remission anniversaries...
breast cancer. not a fan. ugh.
July 1st marked my third anniversary of remission from breast cancer. I look forward to celebrating my yearly remission anniversaries...
A few weeks ago, I walked 60 miles in 3 days to raise money for breast cancer research. I signed up and decided to start a team, not...
I have a much longer update to give and will write and post that here within the coming weeks. However, since it is the last day of...
Today marks my two-year remission date. It, at times, feels quite distant. The fight it took to get here. (A lump forms in my throat, and...
I keep meaning to write an update. I take out my computer. I sit down to type…and then I stop. I have started and stopped more times than...
Being together makes us effortlessly happy. We have supported each other through the most challenging moments and celebrated the joys...
I keep procrastinating writing this post for some reason, and the time keeps passing, and it gets harder and harder to start it....and...
The day has finally arrived! I finished radiation and met with my oncologist this past week…..I’m officially in remission with no...
Ideally, I would have posted this earlier, but I have mentally needed to take a little break from posting. Thanks to everyone for asking...
It has been a little over four weeks since surgery, the incisions are healing, and I am getting more energy back. I started occupational...
More good news! I had the drain removed Monday, and although I am still in quite a bit of pain at the incision sites and down my right...
As you know, the surgery was last week, and on the whole it went well. I met with my surgical oncologist yesterday and learned that the...
The surgery was on Tuesday and it went well. They had to take many more lymph nodes than we hoped as two of the first four came back with...
I'll lead with the best news of all.....I received the first dose of the Covid vaccine! I was able to get in as soon as they made it...
(I have two wigs that I received for free from wig donation programs (so i didn't get to pick them out). One is lavender-ish, and one is...
My final chemo was this past Thursday. #8. 16 weeks. I am so happy to know it’s the last one, but my goodness, it was hard again to just...
These past couple of rounds have been extremely challenging. This new round of chemo drugs have caused some rare painful side effects...
I am profoundly moved by all of the outpouring of love and support that I have received from all of you. Every comment on posts or words...
First of all, thank you for all of the birthday messages. You each made me feel so special and loved, and I much appreciate it. My posts...
Hi all! Rick here...writing on this super special day....Heather's Birthday! Many of you may know it also as Christmas Eve, but we're...