Hi Friends! Both friends I have known forever and friends who I have not yet met who have experienced a cancer diagnosis themselves or with someone they love. It has been a long time since I have posted an update, but I visited my oncologist this week for my annual appointment (only annual visits now!)... Continue Reading →
Reflections of Joy and Hope Three Years Later
Soaking in life and appreciating it so much! It has been a long time since I have written. Part of me feels badly about that, but then there's this sweet voice inside of me that reminds me that it's okay because I have a wonderful excuse...I have been too busy living my life! It has... Continue Reading →
From Cancer to COVID: Giving Ourselves Permission to Dream
I have found there to be many parallels between the COVID-19 experience and the cancer experience. There’s the fear that likes to creep in as I am trying to fall asleep. There’s the Groundhog Day like quality of each day at home. There’s a need to stay focused on the present because the future is... Continue Reading →
The Bold Decision To Go Flat
My sister, Kaye, made the decision to stop cancer before it could start by having a bilateral mastectomy two weeks ago. Making her decision even bolder, she has decided to stay flat (or breast free). I would love to share why she made her decision, what the experience has been like for her, and what... Continue Reading →
Living for Tomorrow AND Today
It is a challenge for all of us to decide how far to take healthy living. How many vegetables should we try to jam pack into our days? How much sugar is okay? Are adult beverages still in the cards? Do meat and dairy have to be cut out completely? And now that I am... Continue Reading →
The Mastectomy Was Only the Beginning: Learning To Thrive Through Chemotherapy
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 →
