

Rio: A profile in courage
A 7:30 a.m. ruckus usually is no good. Today’s was no exception. The squirrel high up in the maple tree in our backyard was caterwauling...


A chemoversary to celebrate
Tomorrow is my one-year chemoversary. On Oct. 12, 2016, I started four rounds of Adriamycin, aka The Red Devil. When I arrived at the...


First snow & feeling dumb
I’m padding around in my sweatpants, slippers and two oversized shirts … Trying to stay warm. The crockpot is firing on all cylinders as...


Painted Ladies & #ihadcancer
The Painted Lady butterflies are migrating through Colorado. Earlier this week, as I walked my dogs, we were surrounded by dozens of the...


A study of pain & a run in the leaves
I have been fortunate in my life with breast cancer. I haven’t experienced a lot of pain. Certainly, there have been times of discomfort...


There will be scars
Gillian from London is one of 14 women who appear in ‘Mastectomy,’ a breast cancer awareness campaign hosted by Stand Up To Cancer,...


The ‘Golden Boy’ of bras
Boundary-less confession: I need to go bra shopping. Telling myself this is like saying: ‘Go rent a scissor lift and, maybe, some drywall...


My husband & the pink toothbrush
Today is devastating. I can’t bring myself to turn on the television or listen to the radio right now. The news coming out of Las Vegas...


Welcome to the club … I’m sorry you have to be here
Funny woman and badass Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced today that she has breast cancer. People around the globe posted responses to her...


Radiation: Daunting but doable
When I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 2.0, I knew radiation would be one of the treatments before me. My grandfather was a radiologist....




















