Navigating Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey – Part 3

Patient positioned beneath a Varian TrueBeam radiation therapy machine

I have started writing about my journey with breast cancer here: Navigating Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey – Part 2 Navigating Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey – Part 1 Let’s just say part 3 – radiation and subsequent hormone therapy doesn’t get any better. In fact, radiation for me was worse than the 2 surgeries … Read more

Navigating Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey – Part 2

Open book with pink bookmark, table lamp, coffee mug, and glasses on bedside table next to a bed

So here I sit. I got diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. You can read about it here: Navigating Breast Cancer – Part 1. Currently I am sitting in my Doctor’s office awaiting my pathology report from surgery #1. It is 5 minutes before I walk in when my husband Bob surprises me … Read more

Navigating Breast Cancer: My Personal Journey – Part 1

Bright cosmic explosion with rays of light shining through dark clouds

I remember sitting in the Doctor’s office. My husband came along for the lab report. By this time I have had 2 mammograms, an ultrasound, and a tissue biopsy of my left breast. There was nothing on my personal MyChart of course. I think the Doctors like to tell you the bad news in person. … Read more