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
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
Survivorship… what a loaded word. Every time I think I understand what it truly means, I manage to get flipped on my head and feel like I have to start processing it all over again. I remember being diagnosed and thinking it would just be one long year of treatment, and then I’d be calling … Continue reading How I Really Feel About The Word “Survivor”
Affirmations From Cancer 