Beating the odds
Five years ago, October 10th, I was told I had 1-5 years to live. I remember sitting there, so full of hate and anger. Thinking to myself, “if they had just listened to me, I wouldn’t be here” It took...
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I have news …
Five years ago I was told I had 1-5 years to live. I sat in a white office with the same diabetes posters and bland medical facts I had looked at several times, and contemplated how angry I was. Angry...
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10 things I’ve learned about fading relationships
Support comes in all forms when you receive a diagnosis, but as you become sicker and the “old you” starts fading away, so do your relationships. So many people want to be there for you when you first...
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Taking back my fab!
I’m no stranger to treatments and procedures, that’s the understatement of the century! However, getting something done because I WANT IT done, that’s a new concept as of late. When you’re sick, your...
View ArticleJust because I have a terminal illness…
Doesn’t mean I’m terminally ill, confused? I was too. I still might be, but I think it’s time someone explained what it is to have a terminal rare disease. With rare disease day approaching, I’d like...
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This is your wake up call…
Five years ago it took getting diagnosed with cancer to make me wake up and see things for what they really were. The uncertainty you’re feeling right now? I felt that everyday. I still feel it, but...
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Reclaiming my power
I’m feeling very inspired lately, my urge to make a difference is strong. I sometimes get an overwhelming feeling of responsibility to prevent what happened to me, from happening to someone else. I...
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Let me re-introduce myself…
can·cer ˈkansər/ – disease; causing the body and mind to adapt, overcome, and embrace change. Quality of Life: What do these three seemingly simple words mean to you? Someone who is living with a...
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The grief process…
Someone recently asked me how I deal with the anger that comes with being dismissed for so long with rare disease. So you just got your diagnosis. It’s hard to know how to feel, right? Thankful that...
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Unanswered Questions and a Mammogram?
Last oncology visit of the year I count appointments, small wins, month to month, day by day, because there’s no line we cross or distinguishing number that says we’re ‘done’. This was originally our...
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