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 →
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 →
I would like to begin by admitting that, although I am smiling in all of these pictures, I started off completely freaked out by the thought of losing my hair. So, if you are afraid, I get it. And to top it off, my son who was seven at the time and did not know... Continue Reading →
I know it can really get on some people’s nerves to talk about the “gifts” of cancer, but I love talking about them. I feel truly grateful for all the amazing things to come from this really hard and scary thing. My hope is that in sharing some of mine, you will start to feel... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 