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If I were on a reality show right now I would be asking people to vote: Lumpectomy? or Mastectomy? Can’t you just picture to the promos? Nicole’s Breasts are Your Business! Cast your vote now! Eh hem… since I am NOT on reality TV, it looks like I am on my own. Saul and I

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Stage 1! Or maybe 2, but who’s counting?

I have information! Now I just need to figure out what to do with it… The doctor tells me I have invasive lobular cancer. I always like to be known as special, so thankfully, that same doctor tells me the type of breast cancer I am carrying is pretty rare– found in only 14% of

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Waiting…

Please enjoy the following music while we continue to determine the severity of your cancer… (Think Jeopady) da da da da, da da duh. da da da da DA da da duh da da.

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Some People Dream of Paris in Springtime…

Warning: Do not read this while eating. Or if you have an aversion to juvenile humor. Sigmund Freud would have a field day with my dreams, and last night totally capped it off. First, let me say, I am heading to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia today to spend some time with the kids. Second,

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Kindness is Good Medicine

“You’ve done a lot of acts of kindness today, Mom.” I seriously cannot get anything past my 11 year old daughter. I had just hopped back in the car with a Diet Mountain Dew that I picked up at the gas station for a neighbor. “What do you mean, Jo?” I honestly couldn’t think of

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Kindness Comes to the Rosebud Reservation

“No more homework! No more books! No more teachers’ dirty looks!” With apologies to all of my teacher friends out there, does anyone else remember singing this song on the last day of school? I have very vivid memories of a warm, sunny day at Westside Elementary in Reedsburg, Wis. I don’t remember which grade

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Little Boys are AWESOME

So I was just thinking of things this morning that I am grateful for and a sweet memory started walking across my mind. About a week ago, just after we had told everyone I have cancer, I had 3 little boys sitting at my kitchen table. Marcus, Brody and my son, Charlie. All three are

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