madisonhatescancer

Tag: BRCA1+

  • August 9: Theft in the fourth degree

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I hate the gap in time since I’ve last written. I feel like I’ve lived so many different lives over the course of the last couple of months. What started off as a joyful trip to Japan and my body getting its act together…

  • April 5: Deadly inheritance

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Somehow, miraculously, I reached my four-year cancerversary on February 21, officially marking my third year of no evidence of active disease. A sentence that still feels a little unreal to type. It’s a milestone I don’t take lightly, and one that feels heavier…

  • 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…

  • 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…