Celebrating the holidays with NED
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2011. Several holidays came and went while I was in treatment. Each holiday I woke up and thought, "I'm still here. No matter what happens today, I still get to be here."
I felt pretty rotten for some of the holidays -- the Fourth of July, in particular. But during each and every one of them, my eyes opened and I got to see my children.
Surviving breast cancer...
Breast cancer survivor: Finding my cancer posse
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 at the age of 37, I had no close friends who had been through cancer treatment. I felt...
Cancer survivor: When a friend receives a cancer diagnosis
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, I didn't have many close friends who had been through any sort of cancer treatment. ...
Preventive double mastectomy: A breast cancer survivor's take
The recent revelation that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy and reconstruction to minimize her chances of developing breast cancer is causing quite a buzz. It seems that the public is supportive of this measure.
As for me, I don't know what I would do in her shoes.
I don't have the BRCA gene for breast cancer. Yet I got diagnosed with breast cancer at age 37.
Ninety percent of women who...
Cancer: We didn't deserve this
A constant theme in my brain and body for the past several months is the struggle to figure out how to be a "regular" person after...
Setting priorities during cancer treatment
Before I even had a confirmed breast cancer diagnosis, one of my first thoughts was "I don't have time for cancer." I had a full-time...