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
Kindness is Not Put on Hold
I was speaking at an event recently when a woman raised her hand and asked me, “Have you found that kindness truly is contagious?” What a great question. The answer I gave her was a resounding “Yes!” but I struggled to come up with an immediate specific example. Sometimes kindness comes directly back to us,
I’m Not That Mom
You know that mom who sits next to her children each night as they do their homework? The one who helps them pick out their clothes and perhaps even irons when necessary? It’s the same mom who makes her children’s breakfast for them and packs their lunches each morning. Yeah… that’s not me. I start
