Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
October 13, 2025 Today is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. We get this one day in breast cancer awareness month to shine a light on MBC. 1 in 3 of women cured of breast cancer will be diagnosed as stage IV (MBC), which is terminal. If we cure Stage IV, we cure all breast cancer.…
Busy September capped by radiation ☢️
October 11, 2025 September was a busy month for me in managing cancer. Back in June I had a brain MRI, which includes the very top of your spine (cervical). At that time, it looked like there might be an active tumor in part of my C1 vertebrae. I also had a full body PET…
Think Before You Pink – Support Research 🔬
October 1, 2025 When we moved to Colorado 16 years ago and I went to get my car license plates updated, I was asked if I wanted a “specialty plate”. There was one for breast cancer and I had been diagnosed only 6 months earlier. “What does the extra $60 for the breast cancer specialty…
September update
September 22, 2025 It’s been a bit so a short update here. Short version: currently stable, minus a pesky tumor in my C1. I had a PET scan earlier this month. I met with my oncologist today and the imaging didn’t show any change. I’ve been feeling pretty well lately so that is a good…
The First 6 Years 😍
July 30, 2025 This month marks my living with metastatic breast cancer for 6 years. Six years with a terminal illness. I’ve been reflecting a lot this month both on this unwanted journey and life overall. I’ve had the privilege of: And that included: That is a lot of cancering! There have been highs and…
It’s Summer & I’m Feelin’ Fine ☀️
July 13, 2025 Hi all – it occurred to me I haven’t shared an update in a while so here we go. It’s been a busy spring and summer. Maddy graduated in May and had dance commitments through June (she’s actually still dancing in July. Evelyn finished her junior year and started a summer research…
All About PETs 🐱
No, this is not all about Toulouse, but it could be! He’s such a good little furry guy! In case you are interested, I’m summarizing how a PET scan can help us monitor metastatic breast cancer. If you are not in a science-y mood, you might want to pass on this post. A PET (Positron…
Summer, Scans & Science
June 4, 2025 Happy summer my friends. In Colorado we are starting off with a cool, wet one which is great for the a/c bill but less ideal for exploring outside. Lot’s going on here including medically. I had some work travel last month and towards the end I started not feeling well, including being…
May update 🌷
May 12, 2025 Hi everyone. I write this at the end of a long – but good – day. My legs are up in my recliner and the cat is curled up. I guess he had a long day too. Today was “treatment day.” That means a lab draw, office visit and then infusion of…
Cancer Drugs 💊 and Research 🔬
April 19, 2025 Hello friends and family! A quick update on things cancer-related, as you can expect from this blog! My hip is fantastic. No pain at all. I’m up to walking around 4 miles a day. I can manage about an hour at a time. So happy about that and grateful for the skill…
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