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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.…
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February 21: Hard to kill
Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Happy two year cancerversary to meeeee. On this day in 2022, I was diagnosed with stage IIIa breast cancer, later moving officially to stage IV. If I thought my first cancerversary was a big deal, this one feels even sweeter. Two years down!…
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January 16, 2024: AYAs in the waiting room
Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): 29 DAYS UNTIL (APPROXIMATELY?) UNTIL I STOP ORAL CHEMO! Labs are still coming back stable. I am looking forward to February with awe, excitement, and major anxiety. Countdown to last day of oral chemo: 29 days TO THE SHORT VERSION! “Not trying to…
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December 31: The only way out is through
Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): We are a couple of short months away from some significant milestones: my two year canverversary, one whole year of NEAD, and ditching oral chemo (if all goes to plan!) Oh and another year of meeting my out of pocket deductible very quicky!…
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September 7: Hello, is it me you’re looking for???
Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I guess August flew by? I celebrated one year of being infusion chemo free on August 4 and I am fast approaching my chop chop anniversary. Things have been hard lately, not going to lie. Emotionally and physically things are changing again and…
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