April 22, 2021 It’s been a full month since my final Herceptin treatment and my port, Paz, was removed on the 6th of April. Creepy that ...

Brave is not surviving cancer, or coming to grips with things like a misshapen boob, a plastic port implant to inject poison into my body...

10-28-2020 I needed to sit with myself for a time, without writing, and take in where I am right now, and it’s often inflexible when the...

08-31-2020 The month is but a day away from being done, and wow, it went so fast. The grind of getting radiation everyday of the week is...

08-12-2020 It’s been awhile since I’ve added to my blog. Life is complicated and finding a new place to fit into what is now a new...

06-30-2020 I needed to take some time off from my blog, so if you are wondering, I decided to take care of myself, be a bit selfish and...

06-08-2020 I’m the only one home (in human form), which it’s been awhile without someone here besides the dogs and me. It gives me time,...

06-02-2020 Chemo today, and I’m on the backside of the 12 treatments with only 5 more after this one—at least this schedule. I asked Lili...

05-21-2020 Thank you to Jen Biglan, who pointed this piece out to me from the book The Science of Consequences, which I read a number of...

05-16-2020 The hair is mostly gone at this point. Not so much by the chemo, but I had Tiffanie cut it short because it was falling out...

05-08-2020 Well, poop, and walls, both of which I experienced today. This was by far, the hardest day I’ve had since starting Chemo...

05-06-2020 The concept of fasting during chemo is interesting. When I have mentioned it to different people the common question is,...

05-05-2020 What has breast cancer taught me so far? 1. Slow down and notice. Rushing creates myopic eyesight. It’s easy to get wrapped...

04-30-2020 It is the final day of a tumultuous April. Many are looking at this first quarter of 2020 as pure hell, but today, I feel...

04-27-2020 Just when my faith in humanity wanes, amazing people step up to show that love is still the answer. My daughter’s church, who...

04-26-2020 There is an African proverb that says, “Smooth sailing does not make a good sailor.” We will all be good sailors soon with our...

04-24-2020 Yesterday was a bit rough, but still manageable when hearing about others’ side effects, making me feel blessed. I mostly had...

I have such a wonderful community and when I asked for a name for my port, (after all, it will be with me for the next year), Mo, one of...

04-21-2020 The port is in with little fan fare. It’s now almost 1 pm and I’m on the 2nd medication, which is the Herceptin. The Perjeta...