I'm scared, but I'm also ready to fight this cancer.
Overwhelmed. 🙏
Tag: grief and loss
I have lung cancer, seriously wtf. 🙄😡😭😤
I was diagnosed last week with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). I'm told of all the types of lung cancer, NSCLC is the "best," most treatable type of lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Scare & Texas Power Outage 😭❄🚫🔌🚱
During the recent Texas power outage & winter storm, I thought I might have lung cancer. Doctors found a mass on my lung. Yesterday, I learned that the mass is benign. I'm still going through testing and figuring out my treatment because a benign mass on my lung remains an issue, but at least it's … Continue reading Lung Cancer Scare & Texas Power Outage 😭❄🚫🔌🚱
5 Secrets About Blogging About Death, Dying and Surviving 🤯
I thought I would take a moment to reflect on some patterns in my writing, some secrets about writing about death, dying and surviving.
Organ Donation: Receiving the Ultimate Gift of a Heart Transplant ♻️❤
This is my first public speaking event about my heart transplant. I talked about my journey and the need for people to register as organ donors.
When You and Your Mom are Dying at the Same Time…
Warning: This article is about death and dying. If you or your loved one are dealing with death and dying, this article might be triggoring or I hope that it may bring you a sense comfort. While I can't predict how this article will affect you, I can tell you that it has difficult topics … Continue reading When You and Your Mom are Dying at the Same Time…
My 5 Tricks of How I Deal with Pain… 💪❤🐩🏖
As a heart transplant recipient and cancer survivor, I have experienced intense physical pain and prolonged mental anguish. I have a few tricks I use to endure pain and I will share them with you. I hope it brings you some measure of relief.
Post Heart Transplant: It’s NOT all Rainbows🌈 & Unicorns 🦄
Life after a heart transplant has a new set of unique challenges.
A Little About My Journey: Heart Transplant & Cancers
At 15 years old, I had bone cancer and one of the chemo drugs gave me heart failure. At 39 years old, I had a heart transplant. Four months after my transplant, I discovered I had breast cancer. I had a double mastectomy, then weeks later and just 2 days before my 41st birthday, my Mum died after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. Then at age 44, I was diagnosed with lung cancer.
