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  • January 12, 2026: Kinky bitch!

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): New year, same medical nightmares. Except I am now another year in and another year wiser. We started 2026 off strong with an MRI of my lower back due to a cry for help I made to my onco in December (hello horrific…

  • Living in the Paradox

    Prologue – This year has been heavy. The kind of heavy that seeps into your bones and sits there, unmovable. Too many women I’ve known through metastatic breast cancer are gone now, and their absence lingers like a shadow. I keep wondering when my story might start to sound more like theirs. I live with…

  • September 28: Endless summer

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): My two months away from work has sadly come to an end. I return to my mundane routine tomorrow and a chaotic October that will no doubt push my limits and Google calendar capacity. I am full of sadness but gratitude that I…

  • August 21: Phase one complete

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): 1,047 days after my double mastectomy, I finally had my DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery! It has been a long time coming after a mandatory year waiting period, ups and downs with oral medications required to keep me alive, and two failed surgery…

  • July 13: Magic 8 ball says… try again.

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Once again, I am happy to report that my most recent scans show I am NEAD, despite the turbulent first five months of the year. With that peace of mind and a DVT-free calf (for now… and hopefully moving forward!), I gave myself…

  • April 10: Negotiations

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): This week is Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Awareness Week and I feel compelled to write you a blog post. Surprise, surprise?? Most of it will be just about my thoughts and feelings about this week, but some of it will be…

  • March 25, 2025: It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Fuck. You guys, I think this is a day where you should skip the fast facts and actually read the fucking post because I feel like the fast facts need context. But if you’re only in the mood for a teaser, here is…

  • December 1: .06

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Ooops it has been 5 months since my last update. Let’s see… in terms of fast facts I have been on Verzenio officially for six months, with a year and a half to go; I went to Europe in September and enjoyed my…

  • More Than a Slogan: Rethinking Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Prologue – October is a hard month for me and for some reason I have really struggled this year more than the previous two. I am one of the estimated 200,000 women living in the US with stage IV breast cancer. Is this disease treatable? Yes, but sometimes the disease outruns currently available treatment options.…

  • July 1: Shit happens

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I’ve been on my new nemesis of a drug Verzenio for one month and it has been a shitty time, both literally and figurately. Cancer is truly the gift that keeps on giving. My blood work showed today that I am not making…