After spending my entire Saturday with another lady impacted by cancer, we swapped stories and experiences about our very different, yet very similar situations. Something we discussed that I’m not sure anyone is ever fully ready to share is the taboo subject regarding finances. I cannot ever say thank...

Much like the Boston Red Sox (up until 2004), I’ve deemed myself victim of a curse… while not quite the history of The Great Bambino, nor significance of a 104 year drought, I’ve claimed that damn bell-ringing as my worst enemy. Ringing that bell was supposed to signify the...

Several people have asked, so I figured since my writing mind is wound up this week, it’s as good a time as any. So what treatment plan did we choose?  Numero dos: Lupron injections + Arimidex – Yum Yum came in fast and hard with this recommendation, telling me...

It’s been a minute since I’ve updated on how things are going… like really going. And no I am not visiting our nation’s capital! D.C. in our house means During Cancer. (B.C. is Before Cancer, and hopefully one day we’ll get to use A.C. and not A.D. for more...

This week, at work, we had our yearly team summit for our teams of excellence- it was 70’s theme: Solid Gold (hence the top picture outfits). I used to co-host this back in the day… fun pictures for reference! (Side note, my co-host has since went on to become...

My most recent session with Mike (my therapist has a name, I know, shocker) we talked about milestones and anniversaries. My question to him was, why as humans do we place so much emphasis on milestones and anniversaries? His question to me was, why as humans do we place...

Words I hear more and more often, mostly from Jacob are: “You don’t have to go!” Whether it’s a friend’s party, a softball game, grocery pick-up or a trip to the farm, his command is always the same: “You don’t have to go!” Yes, I know I don’t have...

The last week of the school year, MJ (age 7) was asked to make a “Summer Bucket List” which would include her top wishes of things she hopes to do this summer. She told me she thought long and hard about her list, and wanted to pick things that...

Joy, from Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out (2015) It’s taken thirty-two years and a cancer diagnosis for me to find Joy; both figuratively and literally. It’s taken thirty-two years and a cancer diagnosis for me to appreciate the little things, and the really big things. It’s taken thirty-two years and a...

I ran into my dad’s cousin in the hall at work. It’s been almost a year since I’ve seen him. I immediately apologized for never returning his call back in December. He said he understood and all is good. He asked how I’ve been and I gave him the...