Just a quick update before I delve into today’s topic: From Incurable to Incredible is again available online. Sorry for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused. Now to the topic: there are new guidelines that urges us cancer survivors to get off our bums and work off a sweat. According to an article in USA [...]
I wanted to let everyone know that the second printing of From Incurable to Incredible will be available through my publisher any day now. In the meantime, if you are coming here to buy the book, you can do so by visiting Amazon. Saturday, I had the opportunity to meet and talk to people about [...]
Yesterday was a great day. I spent it with some amazing people creating a video for Incredible to Incredible. The team at Life’s Eyes Media, Kristan and Joyce, took my rough idea and polished it into something that I think will inspire many people. I was touched and honored that so many people drove the distance and took [...]
I had my Selective Internal Radiation Treatment on Thursday, and I’ve been doing pretty well since. This time my procedure was on time and I had it earlier so less fasting and I was home by dinner time. The weird thing about it is that I’m radioactive now, so I can’t snuggle with Chrissy or [...]
One year ago on September 11, I tentatively wrote my first blog post and gave birth to the Miracle Survivors site. From Incurable to Incredible was not yet finished, and I wanted a place to start sharing its stories and offer hope and inspiration. I brainstormed with my web developer, got all my ducks in a row, and [...]
In a little bit, I’m leaving for Indianapolis for my periodic check-in with Dr. George Sledge. He’s considered one of the leading breast cancer oncologists in the US and is this year’s president of the American Association of Clinical Oncologists. I still see my oncologist here, but we take the two-hour trip because we think [...]
I’ve shared for some time the challenges and opportunities I’ve found by being more confident about finding the right treatments. Slowly but surely I’m transforming from a “nice patient” who nods her head in agreement, to one of those pain-in-the-ass patients who challenges her doctors. I know this is important, because it’s the story of [...]
Yesterday I spent the day at University Hospital, where I had a hepatic angiogram, basically a scouting expedition to make sure I was a candidate for Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT). I thought I’d be in and out of there in four or five hours, but it turned into 13 hours! I didn’t leave until 10:30 p.m. [...]
