Cancer Chronicles is where humor, healing, and courage meet. These muses explore the raw and remarkable moments of survivorship—from the chemo daze to the last laughs that get us through. Through wit, honesty, and hope, this collection celebrates the stories that prove strength can coexist with softness, and that even in the hardest seasons, love always finds a way.
Part 3 of the Stranger Than Fiction Series Previously: Mamma Mia was more than a family tradition—it was the first golden brick on a road I didn’t even know I was building. That road carried me from fear to center stage. But nothing could prepare me for the hardest test of all. When life demanded… Continue reading Gold LamĂ©, Guts, and Dress Rehearsals That Don’t Quit
This is the final post in my reunion series–an emotional journey of motherhood interrupted, healing, and rediscovery on the yellow brick road. Yellow Brick Road Through Cancer: Motherhood Interrupted I originally wrote about this journey in July 2021, three months after my double mastectomy and two months after my youngest daughter played the Scarecrow in… Continue reading Motherhood Interrupted: The Yellow Brick Road Back Home
The Hot Messy Middle of a Post-Cancer Healing Journey I survived cancer. I stared it in the face and didn’t blink. I got the BRCA2 badge, didn’t ring the bell–until finally, I did. I got new boobs and lost a few organs. And still, here I am, having a temper tantrum. Where’s the gratitude? Why… Continue reading Post-Cancer Healing Journey: I Survived, So Why Am I Still A Mess?
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