Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Stories
How Getting Breast Cancer Helped Me Connect with Patients
At work yesterday I walked into the room of one of my patients in response to his call light, asked him how I could help, smiled and looked him in the eye, as usual. Overcome with emotion, tears...
How 20 Minutes with my Oncologist Validated my Decision to get a Double Mastectomy for a Stage 0 Cancer
As we followed the medical assistant back to the oncologist’s office, I couldn’t help but notice the curved row of recliners right in the main central corridor of the clinic. They looked out a huge...
Thankful for Silver Linings and Dancing in the Rain
I wrote this article to be published in the January issue of Las Sendas Life magazine, which is distributed in hard copy form to the I-don't-know-how-many thousands of residents in our community...
A Super-Stretchy Too-Tight Hot Pink Sports Bra Splattered in Black Paint
I really never wavered in my decision to have a double mastectomy, but as the day approached, and I made my way through my first October - breast cancer awareness month - as a "survivor," I wanted...
Coconut Bikini Under My Skin
Five Days After my Double Mastectomy... It’s Monday morning, the fifth day post-op. And I guess it’s time I give you a little update. I have done nothing but eat, sleep, read, watch shows, be...
Though I Walk Through the Valley…
This post is the transcript of a short speech I delivered this morning at a women's bible study at our church. The 7-week study started right before my cancer diagnosis and ended the day before my...