Friends & family, I sit in the sunshine today brimming with happiness. Life is so joyful right now for Team Mac. I am feeling great and we have had many happy moments over the past weeks. Will’s first lacrosse goal. Sharing McWane Science Center with Bennett (where I used to work in Alabama). Will’s first […]
I have been really sick for the past week. It’s “just a nasty virus” like so many others are dealing with right now. Not cancer!!! I repeat, Not cancer. But, as I fell into the sick stupor of this cold I also fell into a pretty dark hole of sadness. As I reflect on […]
I find myself teetering on a very delicate balance between being swallowed up by cancer and living a normal, happy life. I don’t quite fit in either. Cancer has consumed me so much for the past year that when I write “ca” on my phone the auto spelling finishes the word “cancer” not […]
I am in the middle of a nine day stretch on my own while Jay travels for work. As much as we all miss him and look forward to his morning and nightly calls, I am really happy that I can do this again. You see, Jay’s job has always involved travel and the boys […]
The median survival for metastatic breast cancer is 3 years. I have probably been living with the disease for awhile since my tumor was so big when discovered, but by the books it has now been one year since my diagnosis. Sit with that for a moment. 1 year into a three year median survival. Unfair. […]