Warriors, we made it! I finished chemo on July 29th. It was a magical day. Mitch surprised me with a video featuring family and friends wishing me well and celebrating my success. It was really sweet and I’ve decided to only post it here as it’s very special to me (see below). There’s also pictures […]
As many of you know, my family is not traditional. I consider my stepsister Katrina’s mom, Jackie, to be my adopted mom and I call her Momma J. Momma J used to work in a breast cancer center and has been a huge resource for me. Besides medical knowledge, she also came with practical knowledge. […]
March 2020: I woke up with a sore throat. I had no other symptoms. No fever. No cough. No malaise. Nothing. I was extremely worried I had COVID, but that wasn’t it. After talking to a few people I decided it was heartburn. I adjusted my diet, stopped taking ibuprofen like it was my candy, […]
I’m having an upper scope done today to look and see if I have any ulcers or issues. This means I’ve been NPO (“nothing by mouth”) since midnight and am one hangry lady. To battle my hunger, I decided I’ll make a post about what I’ve had brewing in my head for a while but […]
Recently someone said to me that cancer is viewed as a hero’s journey, meaning that the sorority sisters go through this epic journey with a beginning, middle, and end. There is a big climax and then a resolve. Everything ends, packaged up all nicely with a bow on top and the hero sisters go back […]