a look into surviving, thriving, and moving forward from breast cancer
Once I had gotten my drains out, finished my tissue expander fills, and my incisions had healed, I couldn’t WAIT to get back to exercising. I’d become really consistent in working out with Recovery on Water, and I missed my team, working hard, and feeling fit. But where was I supposed to start? How do … Continue reading Prehab, Rehab, and Rebuild – Part 3
I remember when I woke up from my mastectomy I was overwhelmed with this incredible sense of RELIEF. Relief that I had woken up on the other side. Relief that I wasn’t in horrendous pain. Relief that I had faced this beast head on, and that I DID IT. But once that started to settle, … Continue reading Prehab, Rehab, and Rebuild – Part 2
When I first had my mastectomy and reconstruction, I wasn’t sure I’d ever be comfortable being upside down again. Let me back track for a second. I love gymnastics. I’ve never been good at it, but I competed in high school and at the club level in college. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer … Continue reading Prehab, Rehab, and Rebuild
I promise I’m not here to lecture you, and certainly not here to take you on a journey through academia, but I am here to remind everyone just how important research is when it comes to healthcare. To start - research is literally the reason why we have the treatments that we use today. That … Continue reading The Importance of Research
When someone says, “tell me about yourself”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Do you identify mostly with your job? What about with your diagnosis? For me, I think one of the biggest struggles I’ve had since finding out I had breast cancer was figuring out how I really see myself, and how … Continue reading Finding Your Identity Post-Diagnosis
Affirmations From Cancer 