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Tag: chemotherapy

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • May 6: A hero’s journey

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I completed 3 of the prescribed 6 Zometa infusions today. I have one more later this year and two next year and then I am done with that infusion type! I met with my oncologist today and was blindsided with some news that…

  • 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!…

  • 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!…