a look into surviving, thriving, and moving forward from breast cancer
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
Ah well, another October is here. For many of you, it simply means the start of Fall, apple picking, tailgates (Go Blue), and sweater weather. But for those of us affected by breast cancer in any way, we often recognize October as “Pink-tober”, or what you might call Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Stores will have … Continue reading The Pink Dawning of October
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
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
Affirmations From Cancer 