I received some great advice from a friend who had gone through chemo two years ago and my nurses at my infusions. I also found some good tips online. Mostly, I learned through trial and error. Here’s a list for you of my top ten most helpful, practical tips for getting through chemo with less... Continue Reading →
Adversity is the first path to truth. Lord Byron
I was stoic and even cheerful in the pre-op room until they started to wheel me back to the OR. Then I started to weep. I remember the OR being so bright and all the sweet nurses saying “Hi Amy!” when they wheeled me in. I tried to explain through my tears that I was... Continue Reading →
Believe you are far bigger than anything that can happen to you.
I heard the words “you have breast cancer” on Halloween 2018. I was 43. As the title indicates, the first (and super intelligent) word out of my mouth was “Really?”. I didn’t see myself as the breast cancer “type” whatever that means. I had flipped past articles on the subject many times because the topic... Continue Reading →
Bold: fearless before danger, assured, confident, adventurous, and free. Cancer helped me to become a bolder version of myself. I didn't have a choice about my triple negative breast cancer diagnosis or my BRCA 2 mutation, but I did have a choice about how I handled it, how I operated throughout my treatment and beyond.... Continue Reading →
GO BOLD BABE 