It Takes A Village (People) and Cupcakes
When cancer tried to trip me, my Village People caught me mid-fall. Laughing through cancer, friendship, and cupcakes all the way.
Explore personal stories, milestones, and reflections from diagnosis to survivorship in one woman’s unforgettable breast cancer journey.
When cancer tried to trip me, my Village People caught me mid-fall. Laughing through cancer, friendship, and cupcakes all the 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 Lamé, 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
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