The Cost of Removing a Body Part
What I could spend $1900 on: 542 gluten-free cupcakes 126 self-help books 40,500 Advil tablets 678 gallons of gas 7600 meals at the North Dakota food bank What I will spend $1900 on: The removal of 1 breast. Saul and I actually had a lot of laughs last night talking about how rude it is
It’s a Monday
It’s amazing how quickly things return to normal. I have a long to-do list today which includes enthralling activities such as: scheduling dental appointments, calling the insurance company, welcoming the dishwasher repairman, and waiting for new flooring to be delivered. Sometimes I want to yell, “HEY! Doesn’t anybody around here remember how incredibly BRAVE I
Back-to-School Rush Can’t Stop Kindness
There must be something in the water, or maybe back-to-school time brings out the best in people. Whatever the case, I’ve gotten to hear lots of great stories lately that I want to share with you. Like this one from Sandy: “The most awesome thing happened to me today. I am moved beyond words. I
Call the School
The night before we got the final pathology report, I laid in bed and prayed. “God, chemo or no chemo, whatever needs to be done, I accept it. I will trust in you and your plan for my life. But please, God, let me read to the kindergarteners this year. That’s all I want. Please
Get-Away to Get a Second Opinion
Two heads are better than one, and two opinions are better than one — as long as those two opinions match. My husband and I are off on a romantic getaway to get a second opinion on my future breast cancer medication. Doctor #1 suggested Tamoxifen with no chemo. Doctor #2 suggested Tamoxifen with no
Race for the Cure
There is good in every situation. That is a scary sentence. All of a sudden my mind is flooded with thoughts of children being abused and babies dying and inexplicable injustices filling our globe. But I said it, and I believe it. There is good in every situation. Sometimes it takes a loooong time to
Fill ‘er Up
I went in for my second fill today! For those of you new to the cancer world, a “fill” is what they call it when a nurse injects saline into an expander (pouch) under my chest muscle. I go into the clinic in Columbus once a week and little by little, they fill up the
