I was reminded by a picture from a couple months after my mastectomy in 2008, when my hair was just growing into a very butch looking buzz cut- we traveled to Michigan for our annual summer adventure. I remember hiking, kayaking, laughing with our 6 month old new baby and my new "rack" feeling blessed beyond measure to have beaten cancer (minus a couple more reconstruction surgeries).
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My PET scan came back to show stable disease and decreased activity at the site of my original tumor in my sacrum. This is great news!
Read MoreI just wanted to share that as the day went on today I felt a greater and greater sense of relief and joy in the positive news we received about my PET scan.
Read MoreI am a huge fan of summer. From the days sailing my little sailboat with friends, lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons as a kid to the carefree endless days on the shore of Lake Michigan with our boys, adventures and traveling all over the country to visit friends and family.
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I learned a new term today that really stuck with me. Pinkwashing. This idea that the "awareness" around breast cancer and "finding a cure" has increased exponentially over the past 10+ years.
Read MoreI'm happy to share that our moments of joy seem to increase each day. I am feeling more and more like myself and regaining the confidence I had several weeks ago that I can live with this disease.
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I had a bone scan Friday to take another look at what the cancer is doing in my bones. The scan revealed the area in my sacrum that has been the "problem" since the start. It didn't show the hip or femur lesions. So, that means they are too small to be detected in this kind of scan
Read MoreWhen I reflect on my true "skills" in life I would rank sleeping at the very top. My whole life I have been a great sleeper. I put my head on the pillow, fall fast asleep and don't stir until I wake in the morning. I never understood the restlessness people with sleep problems would share.
Read MoreOn 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 PET scan didn't detect.
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