A new, sunny era

July 11, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

I recently went to a cancer retreat full of women who have been impacted by the disease. We were all at different stages of our journeys and it was a pretty eye opening experience. There were people who were able to say that cancer is now in their rear view, and others who were in […]

Facing your fears

May 26, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

You know that thing you’ve always wanted to do but just keep putting off? You should go do that thing. It’s worth it, I promise! Sometimes “later” turns into “some day” which turns into “I wish I had.” I don’t know about you, but my biggest fear in life is having regrets. My second biggest […]

When there are a million reasons to quit

October 6, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Since the moment I said “yes” to half marathon training, I’ve had more than my share of setbacks. Despite that, the thought of quitting never crossed my mind. When I set a goal, nothing can stop me from achieving it. Maybe it’s my stubbornness with a little bit of motivation mixed in, but either way, […]

Running away from cancer

October 2, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you would’ve told me just a few months ago that I’d be running a half marathon this year, I would have laughed at you. And then if you would’ve told me I’d be doing it as a way to celebrate my birthday? For fun? Yeah, forget about it. Since we’re on the topic of […]

Being a cancer survivor is hard

June 11, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Let me start by saying I feel a little bit guilty about the title of this post. I realize there are so many people out there fighting hard for their lives and they would do anything to be cancer free. I also understand my cancer diagnosis could’ve turned out much worse and I don’t take […]

WOW

May 14, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

“WOW” written upside down spells “MOM.” Coincidence? I think not… Aren’t moms amazing? All moms are, but I’m convinced that moms who also become caregivers are superheroes in disguise. My pre-cancer self had no idea what it took to be a caregiver, but my post-cancer self knows that at times, my caregivers had it worse than […]

Life after cancer

March 23, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

This picture was taken shortly after I returned to work. At this point, my life felt amazing. I had a coworker take this photo because I couldn’t believe I finally had my own desk. Who gets excited over that? Someone who just beat cancer, I guess. Everything was amazing during those first few weeks of […]

It’s not “just hair”

February 12, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

I had just dug my Navy uniform out of a storage box last night in anticipation of my first day back today. This baby hadn’t seen daylight in about 10 months and I was ready to dust off my boots (isn’t that a country song?) and get back to my part-time military life. After some […]