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Wisconsin girl, breast cancer survivor, wife and mama. Lover of food, red wine and laughs. Forever grateful for my wonderful life.

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The tree we planted for my dad last summer is blooming and ... my oh my, it’s something else 🌸

Some blessings - like rainbows 🌈 after rain or a friend’s listening ear - are extraordinary gifts waiting to be discovered in an ordinary day.⁣ ⁣ But this weekend was anything BUT ordinary. How truly lucky am I to have been a part of #campbreastie 🏕 I am blown away by the love, kindness and absolute badassery I witnessed through workshops, individual conversations and heart spilling. ⁣Thank you @the_breasties for making magic happen for so many women. ⁣ To my travel buddies and midwest loves, @sudden_storm12 and @ashsaar - thanks for taking a chance and sticking by my side for this experience of a lifetime. ⁣ ⁣ So much love to my G3 girls, thanks to this weekend, our stories will always include one another and we are forever friends! 💕⁣ ⁣ Until next time ❌⭕️

I couldn’t be more proud to be mama to this kid. Any three year old who can handle a mom and with cancer with such resilience is bound for amazing things. Love you little monkaroo 🐵 Happy Mother’s Day 💕

Had the best date night with my little guy. Noodles & Co. for dinner and an ice show. He makes my heart happy, and I think we might need to get him on the ice soon ⛸ 🥰

Last week I had my first check up with my oncologist since finishing chemo 7 months ago. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’d been nervous about this appointment for a while, but I honestly didn’t expect the wave of extreme anxiety that came over me just walking into the cancer center that day. The best word to describe it was crippling. I felt like I was going to throw up or pass out while I had my blood drawn and waited for the labs to come back. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Eventually Dr. Raftery came in and gave me the news that my bloodwork was great, perfect even. Back to normal after all of the chemo. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I was relieved, but not convinced...⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She noticed my hesitation to celebrate the good news about my blood work and said wait, what’s up?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Normally, I would have said, I’m fine – doing great – things are getting back to normal. You know “the speech”. But luckily before she came in that day, my husband urged me to speak up about my anxiety and worry. He reminded me that things are NOT fine, and I’m not always doing great and that’s okay… but we needed to talk about it and figure out the options. ⁣ ⁣ *New blog post full of emotions linked up in my bio*

We had the best time Friday night seeing the piano man. What an amazing show!

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