I’ve never written to my Washington State house representatives… until last night. My plastic surgeon is sponsoring a bill that requires a medical community member to give information to women regarding their breast reconstruction options. I fully support women being informed. Amazing that this information has not yet been ‘assigned’…

I feel like each time I reach a treatment milestone that my journey isn’t really over. #becauseitisn’t I read all the wonderful comments and feel they are premature- yet I know life is about the journey, it’s about stopping to smell the roses, celebrating the successs along the way- I’m…

3 more to go… My last five radiation treatments are a bit different. They call them ‘booster shots’. Which means they target my mastectomy scars… apparently cancer cells find this to be a good hiding spot. Well Olly Olly Oxen Free- come out, come out, wherever you are. #takethatbiotchcancercells My…

Radiation isn’t scary. It’s very detailed + scientific and you have to hold really, really still, but it’s not scary. Take a peek at the video my girl Brandie + I took today of my treatment. You’ll see what it looks like, how long it takes, and you’ll get a…

The local paper has followed my cancer journey for the past 10 months. The last article in the series ran the day after Christmas… “Focusing on a good life beyond cancer” click here. The pictures are very telling, very forward, and an honest depiction of my journey. #fairwarning The photos…

Radiation is pretty uneventful compared to chemo, surgery, reconstruction… I don’t want to downplay it’s importance, nor my newly found skill of laying perfectfully still (as if a monster is under my bed), nor the precise expertise of my doctors + their staff. BUT… so far it’s easy peasy. #hopeI’mnotjinxingmyself…

Sometimes I over do it and pay for it later. I do just one more load of laundry when I should be resting. If you’re a mom or a woman you may be nodding your tired lil’ noggin along with me or maybe an ‘amen sister’ is in order. But…

I’m feeling SO done with doctor appointments. I adore my medical team and their fabulous staff but I’m done. I’m wiped. Here I am d.o.n.e. with cancer cells but the journey still looms ahead of me. This week I had my physical therapy appointment, my breast expanders deflated by 1/3…

It’s been a long day. A good flippin’ long day. My pet scan results came back…. voila just like that [ok, not so voila, just like that] Negative. Negative on the carcinoma. NO CANCER. No glowy spots on the scan. No tumor. No funky nodes. CANCER FREE BABY… just how…

A fews days after my double mastectomy… You can see the expanders are in and give me some shape. The expanders have had a huge emotional impact as well- I don’t feel boobless. [I'm wearing a 'Survivor Tank' which was a gift from the Yummie Tummie people ] I’ve…