Your friend. Your friend, in your mind and eyes, is an inspiration. A fighter. A rock star. A bad ass. A warrior. Your friend just completed treatment for breast cancer. Your friend underwent surgical procedures. Or chemotherapy. Or hormone therapy. Or radiation. […]
Yesterday, I covered 5 fast tips for helping a friend who is in the waiting or gathering stage. In that phase, your friend has either had a biopsy or a mammogram and is awaiting the results. I actually have two […]
“I have a lump.” I get that sentence in my text and email inboxes more than I’d like to. Not because I don’t want people to tell me… no no no… please tell me. But rather, because I so hate […]
Dear Fighter, Yes. That’s you. You are the fighter. I know. You want to be the lover. You hadn’t planned on being the fighter. You didn’t sign up for this. You hadn’t prepared for this. You’re ducks weren’t all in […]
If you’ve been following me for more than .4 seconds, you know my obsession with GOODNESS. Because friends, once you’ve done cancer, you get to be clued in on a little secret and that is: THERE IS GOODNESS IN EVERY […]
Hey all! If you read my previous post, you know my thoughts about Pinktober and all the PINK all around during this most wonderful fall month. I was looking at a picture last evening of a fellow THRIVER, SURVIVOR, WARRIOR […]
It’s October. Much like many other 35-year-old women, I love this month. I love the way the seasons show their true colors. I love the way the air starts to smell of a chill. And I love that outside becomes […]
I’m pissed she has cancer. My husband was the first to share the news with me. Julia Louis-Dreyfus just announced via twitter that she is 1 in 8. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their […]
Monday, I got the Littlest all ready. Raincoat. Galoshes. Pants. Extra pants for potty probs. Backpack. I told him over and over, “have so much fun on your field trip!!” I was so on top of my shit it wasn’t […]
Let me set the scene: You are laying in your bed. Snuggled up next to your significant other. You are zoned out watching Shameless and feeling like a pretty good parent. And your spouse hits pause on the remote. You […]
