The fear scale.
I’ve had several friends ask me how I’m doing and feeling in light of last week’s news. My considered response has been that on a scale of 0 to 10 – with 0 being total zen calm and 10 being a complete...
View ArticleI got tested and found out I have the cancer gene.
I recently made the decision to seek genetic counseling and testing to determine if, given my history of cancer, my daughter was also at risk for contracting the disease. Turns out, she very well may...
View ArticleI’m having my healthy breasts removed.
I recently found out that I have the BRCA1 genetic mutation. And even though I’ve recently gone through a hell of a year of intense treatment for widespread gynecologic cancer, I am now facing the fact...
View ArticleThe third option.
A fellow cancer fighter, the badass Kaylin Andres, wrote recently in the Huffington Post about her ongoing battle with cancer. Her perspective really resonated with me, now more than ever. She said, “…...
View ArticleTelling stories.
I often tell myself stories, and not the good kind. Stories with unhappy endings. Negative fantasies. Do you do that too? George Washington said, “Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow...
View ArticleAny port in a storm (or why I love my port).
So I’ve had my port-o-cath for a little over a year now. It’s literally a part of me. This little medical devise was implanted under my skin last spring to enable my medical team to obtain easier...
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