With Camp Breastie just a day and a half away (eeeek!) I thought I’d share my packing list for the weekend, however… this is not your typical packing list. What is Camp Breastie, you ask? It’s a weekend retreat at Camp Lindenmere in the Poconos Mountains, hosted by The Breasties (one of my fave support … Continue reading Camp Breastie Packing List
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Practicing Self Care
Yesterday my husband said to me, “I just need to go home and forget the world exists for awhile.” I realized how much I also felt like this, and reflecting on that made me think about how I really feel like I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately. This really got me thinking … Continue reading Practicing Self Care
Variety in Friendship
You know the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”? I think the same is true of dealing with a cancer diagnosis. It truly takes a village to handle something so life changing. I’m not just talking about the village that is your medical team, but also the village that is your friends … Continue reading Variety in Friendship
Learning To Live My Best Life – Lessons in Self Care
So - yesterday was a day. I was really burning the candle at both ends, and by the time I got home, I was having difficulty trying to recognize that there wasn’t actually anything “bad” about my day, but I realized that I’d spent the day taking care of everyone except me. There’s nothing wrong … Continue reading Learning To Live My Best Life – Lessons in Self Care
Top 5 Things to Know About Lymphedema
So this past week I had a really great experience. I spent nine days in a course to become a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT), and successfully completed the course and passed all the tests! Becoming a CLT is not something I ever thought I’d do, but after my own breast cancer journey, I became more … Continue reading Top 5 Things to Know About Lymphedema
My Story
Get ready for a doozy my friends… here’s the story of how it all went down.However, my story actually starts about a year and a half before my diagnosis. I moved home to Chicago in August 2016 after finishing physical therapy school and taking an extra year to do a residency, and when I accepted … Continue reading My Story
Affirmations From Cancer 