On Thursday we learned that my cancer has spread to two new spots in my bones- my femur and hip. Although the PET scan from the week prior showed only the original tumor, an MRI was done to look more closely at the original site and in doing so revealed two small new spots the […]
Today was an emotional day to say the least. I spent the morning with Bennett in his kindergarten class, just sitting in wonder of the little miracle who I felt kick inside me the first time I heard the words, “you have cancer.” So filled with joy to see the kind, smart, witty little boy […]
My heart is heavy as I reflect on the life and loss of my friend Sandra Fleeks. I met Sandra several years ago through our young survivors group and was immediately touched by her sweet kindness. She graciously faced metastatic breast cancer and many side effects for two years, but you wouldn’t know it. She […]
Tomorrow will be an overwhelming day. I will be attending my friend Sandra’s visitation with several other friends from Hope Scarves. I look forward to telling her mom and daughter how much she meant to me as an example of how to live with stage iv breast cancer, not hide from it or dwell in […]
This past weekend was a beautiful weekend in my life and for Hope Scarves. Our first Derby Festival marathon team competed with 16,000 other runners as team “Outrunning Cancer!” Our team was made of 80 runners from across the country who together raised over $23,000 to support the mission of Hope Scarves. We had the […]