Wow – so we’re nearly 2 weeks away from our due date and baby can really come any day between now and then. That comes with so many emotions! This entire journey has been a wild ride with plenty of ups and downs but we’ve made it this far and we’re almost to the end.Continue reading “It’s the final countdown!”
Tag Archives: Breast Cancer
When breast cancer, mental health and breastfeeding collide
When I was making decisions about my breast cancer treatment, I was only 25 years old. I was not in a stage of my life where I was even remotely settled down, yet I was trying to make decisions that would affect me the rest of my life. It wasn’t easy. One of the biggestContinue reading “When breast cancer, mental health and breastfeeding collide”
The cliché is true: it gets better
I’ve written about some heavy feelings in previous posts and I wanted to follow up with how things are going now, in real-time, because we’re all caught up and my story doesn’t end there. I struggle with depression but talk therapy and medication have both helped tremendously. I’ve found that having an objective person toContinue reading “The cliché is true: it gets better”
How cancer made hair donation more meaningful
When I reached 5 years since my diagnosis, I knew I wanted to donate my hair again. I used to donate my hair prior to cancer because I like to donate anything I can, when I can, and it just made sense. It was something easy for me to do that I knew would haveContinue reading “How cancer made hair donation more meaningful”
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years!
July, 14, 2021. I’m not usually a big celebratory person but reaching 5 years since diagnosis really is a huge milestone! Triple-negative breast cancer grows and spreads faster, has limited treatment options and a worse prognosis than other types of breast cancer. Making it to the 5-year survival point is amazing and certainly wasn’t aContinue reading “I can’t believe it’s been 5 years!”
When you want a doctor’s opinion
One of the strangest things about being a cancer survivor is that I never know which doctor to see for what. If I have a new, strange symptom, do I go to my primary care physician, a specialist, or my oncologist to rule out a recurrence? Early on, I felt like since my treatment hadContinue reading “When you want a doctor’s opinion”
I tried to move on but a fear of recurrence lingered
Before treatment ended, I remember being so confident that my life was about to go back to normal and I wouldn’t be the type of person who worried about recurrence. Well, I quickly learned that neither of those things were true. There was no returning to my previous version of normal, just this ‘new normal’Continue reading “I tried to move on but a fear of recurrence lingered”
I survived… but now what?
Early survivorship for me is very much intertwined with starting my life in the DC area. I expected to hit the ground running with my new job, in my new city, with my best friend by my side and my boyfriend hopefully joining at some point. That’s not quite how it played out though. IContinue reading “I survived… but now what?”
Dating during cancer treatment
Prior to the start of treatment, I was lucky enough to go on one last trip with my mom, to Greece. We planned to meet there during my school break in Rwanda but since cancer threw us a curveball, we had to rearrange some things and leave from the US together instead. The timing workedContinue reading “Dating during cancer treatment”
Helpful products during breast cancer
I wanted to share a few things that helped me personally during my cancer treatment. For Chemo Fuzzy socks with grippers Blanket Eye mask For Hot Flashes Ice packs/trusty bag of frozen peas Icy cool towel or something similar Oscillating fan For Nausea/Vomiting Angel Mints Peppermint Tea Queasy Drops/Pops Anything ginger (unfortunately, I hate gingerContinue reading “Helpful products during breast cancer”
Still Rising 