Hi all – I haven’t been good at keeping this updated but I am back! Nothing major has changed – still NED in my brain – last MRI was this week, last bone scan and …
It’s been awhile
metastatic breast cancer
11 years w Metastatic Breast Cancer
11 years metastatic It has been a little over 11 years since I was told the stage 1 breast cancer had metastasized to stage 4 breast cancer (MBC) a mere year and a half after …
Healing Trifecta
Trifecta I noticed the other day that every time I checked in with my emotions (something I have been doing since starting therapy)…checked in with my thoughts…checked in with my physical body…I noticed that more …
Dealing with Depression
Dealing with Depression Since I wrote about noticing the depression creeping in a few days ago, I also started doing my list of things that I know help me… Talk therapy (from this, I …
Permission to call me out
A long time ago, my husband and I gave each other permission to call each other out… We can call each other out on our own BS. Some of the things we call each other …
“Oh, but not me”
“Oh, but not me” I was 30 years old when I was told, “I’m sorry, but you have breast cancer.” It is crazy how fast a few new facts being thrown at you can completely …
7 years later
7 years I sometimes forget all the crazy that has happened here in Cancerland over my 11 years as a resident here…like that it was 7 years ago today that I had my first brain …
The fall
The Fall About 10 weeks ago, I fell. Hard. I was at the Domain taking something back, and I didn’t have my walking stick with me because I was feeling great, confident – ready to …
Learning to live again
I like to reflect back on times in my life where some of my biggest lessons came from. Throughout my life, I have watched a few of my closest friends struggle with anxiety and/or depression. …
Been waiting 2.5 years
They said, one day I would wake up and just feel good again. I didn’t know exactly what they meant when they were telling me this because feeling good seemed like such a faraway memory …