Last time I wrote, I was standing at a crossroads over the PET scan decision. After a lot of thinking, researching, spiraling, unspiraling, and talking myself in circles—I decided not…
As a kid, I loved rollercoasters. The slow climb up, the drop, the twists, the upside-down moments where your stomach ends up somewhere near your throat. I remember my Dad…
We celebrate milestones all throughout our lives. The obvious ones—birthdays, anniversaries, holidays. And then the bigger ones that don’t come around as often—graduations, falling in love, weddings, the birth of…
I’ve felt like there are monsters around every corner on this journey. The kind that don’t just show up—they jump out. At test results. At appointments. At the quiet moments…
Five days before I was diagnosed with cancer, my mom had a heart attack. Because apparently life decided we were doing everything all at once. Thankfully, my brother was home…
This wasn’t the kind of adventure I ever planned to write about. But here we are. Forty-two days ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The big “C”—the one that’s…