The other side: Pregnancy after cancer

January 26, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Ever since we announced we were expecting a baby, we’ve been met with a lot of emotions from friends and family. Overwhelming happiness and joy top the list, but curiosity is also in there.

Here I Am. Back Again.

January 2, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

It’s been so long since I’ve shared anything here – but after the intentional hiatus, I’m back…

Let’s Talk About Mental Health

May 9, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

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.

Finally, An Update

April 18, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Let me tell you this, my friends: life after cancer is weird.

34: The Year of Self Love

January 22, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Another year around the sun, another reflection post of the hard stuff I’ve been through. I’m really looking forward to the upcoming year of self love.

Setting Yourself Up For Success

January 10, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I saw this post on Instagram the other day. It said “Have you ever just sat and thought fuck, I’ve been through a lot of shit”. It stopped me in my tracks and actually made me laugh to myself because… fuck, I’ve been through a lot of shit. I’ve done a lot of reflecting this […]

Getting Back At It

January 3, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season with your family and friends. Ours was very busy but we made sure to take time to slow down and enjoy each part of it. There were highs and lows as we celebrated the wedding of my sweet cousin, watched the magic of Santa through Dane’s […]

When the Dust Starts to Settle

November 14, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Here we are at 4 weeks post double mastectomy. It is also 8 weeks since my last chemo injection. My life is slowly but surely coming back together before my eyes, even though some of those days I wasn’t sure it would. The chemo is finally out of my system and my energy levels are […]