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As I write this, summer has officially come to a close with back to school in full swing and sweatshirt weather arriving. The girls and I had the best possible summer together, all possible because of my new treatment. God’s timing has been right on queue throughout my journey, with all things happening just as Read more

Four hours, the length of my new cancer treatment. About a week ago we found out that chemo (43 cycles) was no longer working for me and the cancer is growing again. This is a moment we knew was coming from the start, and I am grateful the chemo worked as long and as well Read more

My undergraduate degree is in Political Science, my master’s degree in Public Administration, so I have always held an interest in government. And today, whether you have a genuine interest or not, you cannot escape the news and it’s in everyone’s best interest to be in the know. Driving around town running errands, I always Read more

It’s been 18 months of loving Livvy! It’s been the most tumultuous, emotion filled year and a half of my life, but today brings tears of joy and happiness. They aren’t kidding when they say God works in mysterious ways. I don’t think it is by chance that Livvy was sent home from daycare sick Read more

The past few months have flown by. Livvy turned One in August and since then time seems to have sped up. Time is a weird concept to me ever since my diagnosis; I want it to slow down, almost freeze this moment in time, but every month that passes means that I have survived a Read more

Thirty rounds of chemo in the books as of today, – 10/23/24. Before my diagnosis I admittedly had very little knowledge of cancer care. I assumed that chemo was finite, that it worked (aka “cured” you into remission) or in the most unfortunate cases, it didn’t. Never in my wildest nightmares did I think or Read more

Thought of the day: Who knew my daughter’s new favorite Disney song would bring me to tears. Cancer may have changed our lives in so many ways, but some things will never change- like the feel of my husband’s hand in mine and the love that I feel for my girls. In the words of Read more

August went from a month that had little significance to me just a few years ago, to one full of anniversaries. My wedding anniversary, the anniversary of my cancer diagnosis and the birth of my second daughter are all within days or weeks of each other. Emotions are high as all of these days are Read more

A date that is something to celebrate. It’s not the date of my official diagnosis (8/31), but it’s the date exactly one year ago my body was trying to tell me something was seriously wrong. It’s the first time I experienced extreme symptoms: right side back pain, fever, chills, body aches. Miraculously, I am still Read more

Normally, a biopsy would be scheduled immediately, or as soon as possible, after finding a mass. But being pregnant threw the typical handbook out the window. A few hours after the delivery of the shocking news, my family and I met with the doctors to determine next steps. I was given two possible options: have Read more