08/08/2026
Today marks my FOUR YEAR cancer diagnos-aversary!
It was a rainy Monday when I went in for an appointment at the hospital. By this time, I had already figured it out...Throughout all the screening scanning and biopsies, there were little hints that were dropped along the way. Of course, none of the technicians could let on what they also already knew, But I think truthfully, I knew from the very beginning. In any case, it was a follow up appointment to discuss the results of my biopsy. It was a different doctor than I had been dealing with, so when I walked into the room and sat down, she asked me if anyone had spoken to me yet about my cancer diagnosis. I said oh, so I was right. She was mortified because she had made the assumption I had already been informed. So it was a little informal! And maybe that took a bit of the shock of hearing that word as well. We discussed next steps, surgery, possible treatments, and I left feeling somewhat stunned, but also contemplating how I was going to finish off my busy season while having to deal with it all. But I did, and here I am, yet again in the thick of the busy season, scrambling to stay on top of things. And maybe that's what helped me back then, I didn't have time to slow down, to wallow, I had to push forward and that's what I did!
I think once you have been through cancer, there's always that little voice in the far corner in the back of your head that reminds you that there's always a chance it can come back. But hey, that's life, if not that, it will be something else. So live in the moment, do what you love, be unapologetically yourself, and trust your gut! Oh....and f**k cancer. 😉
