Doing the Hard Things: My Prophylactic Double Mastectomy ‘Twas the Night Before Surgery // Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. My eyes were glued to my watch – T-Minus 24-hours.… Continue Reading →
Beating Cancer to the Punch: My Journey to Prophylactic Mastectomy I plan to share this journey. I don't share for thoughts and prayers, but in hopes my experience might help someone else [...] I… Continue Reading →
Finding ME Again. Some days it feels like the first six months of 2021 never happened. The countless needles, IVs, meds, PICC lines, surgeries feel like a… Continue Reading →
I am HERE. P!nk’s “I am HERE” has always been one of my go to anthems, but today more than ever the line struck me: “I am… Continue Reading →
Roadmap to LIFE: Countdown to Surgery The purple pen dotted my sternum, top to bottom, side to side. In a small mirror leaning on the counter in front of me,… Continue Reading →
Ten Years Later and Still Choosing LIFE December 14, 2010 I woke up alone in a hotel room scared of the day ahead – scared of recovery, scared of the unknown… Continue Reading →
My 2020 Birthday: We Can Do Hard Things Today is my 39th birthday. And I’m spending it in the hospital. With Marjorie. Again. A seemingly innocent cold once again turned to pneumonia.… Continue Reading →
Save the Nipples: Meeting My Plastic Surgeon Whether you are getting your yearly OB check, mammogram or plastic surgery consult, standing naked in front of a stranger is not for the… Continue Reading →
When Your Mammogram Isn’t So [Squishy] Funny I looked around the waiting room, letting the sights, sounds and my reality sink in. Women well over 70-years old bustling around in the… Continue Reading →
Betrayed By My DNA “Hi, McCall. I’m calling with your genetic results.” “Yes, go ahead,” I said into the phone. “You have tested positive for the… Continue Reading →
