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breast cancer. not a fan. ugh.

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Three Year Update

July 1st marked my third anniversary of remission from breast cancer. I look forward to celebrating my yearly remission anniversaries...

Thank You, and Cheers to Another Year!

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...

Can't Miss the Chance to Say This + More to Come

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...

Celebrating two years...and an ask for help.

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...

Long Overdue Update

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...

My Person.....Forever!

Being together makes us effortlessly happy. We have supported each other through the most challenging moments and celebrated the joys...

Update: It's been a while....

I keep procrastinating writing this post for some reason, and the time keeps passing, and it gets harder and harder to start it....and...

Oh, Happy Day!

The day has finally arrived! I finished radiation and met with my oncologist this past week…..I’m officially in remission with no...

Radiation, Medication and Pixie Hair.

Ideally, I would have posted this earlier, but I have mentally needed to take a little break from posting. Thanks to everyone for asking...

Hair, Vacation, Radiation and more

It has been a little over four weeks since surgery, the incisions are healing, and I am getting more energy back. I started occupational...

Update

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...

Chemo, check! Surgery, check! Now onto radiation!

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...

Quick Surgery Update

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...

Vaccine, Markers, Surgery and more!

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...

Final Chemo and Next Steps

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...

Tough Stuff

These past couple of rounds have been extremely challenging. This new round of chemo drugs have caused some rare painful side effects...

Thank You

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...

Update

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...

It's Heather's Birthday!

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...

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