Tag: Previvor
Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my favorite cookies are Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies. We are in the deep of winter and it is my favorite time to bake. Cooking brings me joy and I am often asked for my recipes. So I started here with some of my favorite. Warms up the house and the bonus of fresh […]
Change is Hard!
Change Is Hard – How to Take the Leap You’ve likely heard the saying that “change is hard.” You may also have heard the saying that “change is inevitable.” In fact, there are hundreds of quotes about change because it is a constant and often terrifying aspect of human life. Even when you’re the one […]
Rediscover Your Life
Get Out of the House and Rediscover Your Life Rediscover your life? Do you feel lost or adrift? Perhaps all this pandemic isolation has gotten to you. If your friends have vanished over the years, you might find yourself spending too much time alone at home. It doesn’t take long before you feel lonely and […]
Previvor Confession
It is time for a Previvor confession, I have been silent for awhile now about my journey. It has been two years since my reconstruction and I am struggling. I look in the mirror and I hate what I look like. My reconstructed breasts are larger than I wanted. They slide into my armpits, making […]
Childhood Memories of Mandalas
Today I am filled with some childhood memories of mandalas. Perhaps it is because the 14th was my mother’s birthday, or in part it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But a lot of what is coming up is that year that my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was eight, my brother Tim was […]
National Previvor Day
Today is National Previvor Day, right in the middle of Nation Hereditary Cancer week. On September 15, 2010, history was made with the unanimous passage of H. Res. 1522. The Congressional resolution declaring the first-ever National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Week and National Previvor Day. Last year, FORCE renamed the week to recognize […]
Weekly Affirmation – Dealing with Menopause
Dealing with menopause is a rite of passage. I am not a doctor, but I have been dealing with menopause for awhile now. It isn’t always fun, but I have learned to deal with the changes with grace. How about trying an affirmation to change your mindset? This week’s affirmation is as […]
Don’t call me BRAVE…
Originally I wrote this on March 23, 2019. Today I understand how brave I was to make these decisions about my life. It was a very difficult two years of my life. Since then I have learned bravery is pushing through the fear and doing what is necessary. Even if you are terrified. In the […]
Bravery sometimes is not giant moves…
Bravery is not always easy. I can tell you that I am not always brave. Today I put it out there for you. Over time I have learned that it is fear that often stops us from being brave. To be brave is scary and overwhelming. Your body makes you want to run and hide […]
Post Surgery Struggles
I see other women who go through it and it appears so easy for them. Then I see the difference, they are in their 30’s and I am in my 50’s.