As I mentioned in my previous entry, I initially wrote off the mammogram that started this whole journey as a weird anomaly, then later as some kind of insurance money grab. Unfortunately, I was very wrong. When the second mammogram confirmed what the first one found, I had some serious thinking to do. I went… Continue reading

I’ll preface this by saying that most people who give you advice during your cancer journey are coming from a good place. They mean no ill will, and they genuinely believe they’re being helpful. But what they’re actually offering is unsolicited advice about what their friend, their aunt, or whoever they know once did —… Continue reading

I do not intend this to be a cancer blog.  However, this first series of entries will be about cancer and my experience/coping mechanisms. This is the first in a series about what it actually takes to get through a cancer diagnosis — not just the medicine, but the parts nobody tells you about, like… Continue reading