I should have written this post well before now, but considering the significance of today (exactly 2 years since my double mastectomy), I thought it would be an appropriate day to bring everyone up to date on how I have been doing since my battle with breast cancer. If you haven’t read my story yet, […]
My Cancer Story: The Recovery and Reconstruction
If you haven’t yet read the previous posts about my cancer journey, you can start from the beginning right here. Now that I am completely recovered and finished with the reconstruction process, I am finally back to give an update on how the last 6 months have been. So many readers have been asking how […]
My Cancer Story: The Mastectomy
If you haven’t yet read the previous posts about my cancer journey, you can start from the beginning right here. Sorry for the delay, but since my last post I have had a few bad days and haven’t quite felt up to writing. I’m happy to say that I’m feeling much better and I’m ready […]
My Cancer Story: The Lumpectomy
If you haven’t yet read the previous posts about my cancer journey, you can start from the beginning right here. As September 10 approached, I began making plans for the surgery. Of course my husband offered to fly back to Texas and be with me for it, but I told him not to. It was […]
My Cancer Story: Biopsy #2
If you haven’t yet read the previous posts about my cancer journey, you can start from the beginning right here. I found out on Friday, August 7 that I needed a second biopsy on my right breast. It was scheduled for Monday at 7:00 am so now my thoughts shifted to making it through the […]
My Cancer Story: The MRI
If you haven’t yet read the previous posts about my cancer journey, you can start from the beginning right here. We had to be at the hospital at 6:00 am for the MRI, so I think we woke up around 4:45. We had only a few hours of restless sleep and we were exhausted. Once again, […]
My Cancer Story: Biopsy #1
If you haven’t read Part 1 of my story, you can do that here. When my husband and the radiologist walked into the room, my heart sank. The doctor explained that while neither exam seemed to find any reason for the pain that I was having, he did see some small spots in the upper […]
My Cancer Story: The Beginning
I know this is a blog about Disney cruises, but I want to share my recent cancer journey with you all. I know that many, many people and/or their loved ones are dealing with breast cancer right now and I hope that sharing my story can help in some way. I know how important it […]