When I discovered a lump in my breast on January 9, 2016 (there are some dates you don’t forget), I opened a new Word document on my computer and started typing. The title of the doc? When You Think You Might Have Cancer. By the time I stopped adding to that document months later, it…… Continue reading Trusting God in the “I Don’t Want To’s”
Category: Breast Cancer
Your Hurting Friend Might Need You to Clean Her Toilets But She Probably Won’t Ask
I remember the day Carter started kindergarten. The eldest and most timid of my children, I can say with certainty his first day of school would still rank somewhere in the top 5 if he kept a Terrible-Horrible-No Good-Very Bad-Day list. That was a long day followed by a long difficult year of adjustment. But he got…… Continue reading Your Hurting Friend Might Need You to Clean Her Toilets But She Probably Won’t Ask
5 Breast Reconstruction Gifts
Every woman is different and there are a lot of varieties of reconstruction surgery, but the following are 5 things I greatly appreciated while walking down the road to reconstruction. If you have a friend who’s going through this bizarre and challenging life circumstance, she might appreciate something from this 5 Breast Reconstruction Gifts list.…… Continue reading 5 Breast Reconstruction Gifts
Body Image After Breast Reconstruction (Walk With Me Podcast)
I had the opportunity to talk with Tori Haverkamp several weeks ago about body image and learning to live with my altered form after a bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction. There are so many pieces that come into play when walking through breast reconstruction process, but body image is not something that I thought I…… Continue reading Body Image After Breast Reconstruction (Walk With Me Podcast)
5 Most Meaningful Books Read in 2017
Warrior in Pink, Author: Vivian Mabuni Vivian’s cancer story is different than mine, but the beginning in much the same. As I read the first couple chapters of her book, I was right back in those first days, remembering the fear, the sadness, the helplessness, the desperate prayers. . . Her words, though hard…… Continue reading 5 Most Meaningful Books Read in 2017