29 with Breast Cancer - The Good, The Bad, and The Hopeful Future

Where to start? So that's the question I have been asking, where do I begin with this blog? My last blog was last August and so much h...

So I have to apologize for not writing lately, but life has been...well life - busy and hectic and full of twists and turns. So there is qui...

Life Lessons This month marks the one year point since I found out I had cancer. The only way I can describe the last year is "it was...

Baby Kevin Michael I know the saying is that some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. I believe that. I also believe that ...

Yesterday I talked about how cancer stole my breasts and a good portion of my self esteem. Cancer has a way of doing that - even to the stro...

As I have mentioned, tissue expanders are terrible. I could not wait until I could get them out and get implants. However, since I was pregn...

I knew the months of October through February were going to be months of nausea, sickness, etc. However, I thought this would be from the ch...

The Genetics Behind the Cancer Life is funny. Sometimes in that belly laugh way and sometimes when you look up in the sky and have to smil...

Total state of shock I was in a total state of shock. I could not believe I was pregnant. All I could do was cry. I met with my oncologist...

The Day My Life REALLY Changed Forever I decided that I would try to go into the office for the first time since my mastectomy on Septembe...

September 8, 2013 I turned 30 on September 8th. What can I say about this day? I had a wide range of emotions. First, I felt blessed, I fe...

After the first 72 hours I became more awake and aware of my surroundings. I believe on day 4 Gabrielle came home from my dad and stepmom...

The days following my mastectomy I know people use the phrase "I feel like I have been hit by a mack truck" all the time. When I...

The day before my mastectomy - August 27th I am pretty sure I now know what soldiers feel like the night before they go to war or what an ...

To fertilize or not to fertilize? The goal of meeting with Dr. Webster, the fertility specialist, was to understand what options we had in...

The weeks leading up to the double mastectomy I would love to be able to say that the weeks leading up to my mastectomy that I did all kin...

The month of tests and waiting August became the month of test, pokes, pricks, doctors, exams, and more waiting. I saw one doctor after an...