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Breast Cancer
Dear Cancer, Fuck You.
When I heard the theme, my mind went straight to Ted Lasso. Anyone else a fan? It’s a show that sneaks up on you—starts off light and funny, and then out of nowhere, punches you in the gut with emotion and heart.
Read More...You Knew Me First
There’s so much to say, isn’t there? You knew me long before I knew you. An invisible string was always there, binding us to one another.
Read More...Dear Cancer, Enough is Enough
If I were to write a letter to cancer, where would I start. Well guess what, I started. To Cancer, the big C word that causes the most amount of panic in a person.
Read More...Dear Cancer, I am a Survivor
You came into my life like a storm I never asked for. Uninvited, destructive, and determined to shake the very foundation of my world. You thought you could silence me, strip me of my identity, my confidence, my beauty.
Read More...Done, right?
So you’re done, right? You’re back to normal! Are you going to be increasing your work hours? See, I told you you’d put this behind you!
Read More...The Unexpected Gift of Hardship
There’s a peculiar irony in the act of surviving cancer. One might assume that the end of treatment signals a triumphant return to normalcy, a victory lap, if you will.
Read More...Surviving Survivorship
No one prepared me for survivorship. No one braced me for how much harder surviving cancer would be than it ever was fighting it. No one told me it would be impossible to reclaim a life that once existed before cancer crudely intruded.
Read More...Survivorship – Rediscovering Life
It’s been a little more than two years since I kept reading the biopsy report over and over in my hands, the words “Invasive breast carcinoma” not sinking in.
Read More...The Glorious Gap
Heading into the interview, I look into the car mirror one last time, and adjust my head scarf. Hmm…will they discriminate against me for wearing a headscarf?!
Read More...The Unseen Battle of Life After Treatment
After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 33 last year—and completing active treatment (chemo, surgery, radiation) a few months ago, with one more surgery still ahead—I’ve found myself stepping into survivorship.
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