“You would cry too if it happened to you”……..as the famous song from the early 1960’s called “It’s My Party” goes. Only I ain’t talking about losing a boyfriend in this case. I’m talking about coping with the unbelievably OVERWHELMING flood of emotions and fears when being told you have a later stage cancer. If Read more
Just imagine being hit by a bus…….then being asked to get up, shake it off, and run a marathon right after. Pretty crazy and unbelievable, right? Well, that is EXACTLY how I felt about meeting the colorectal surgeon my Gastroenterologist pulled strings for me to get an appointment with only a mere 16 hours after Read more
Okay, just like many of you out there……I absolutely HATE math. But this is one formula I urge you all to remember: Private room after a colonoscopy + An offer for a warm blanket = Bad news. The day was December 14th, 2017 and I was having my first colonoscopy at the young age of Read more
It all started in Moscow. It was September 2017 and I was packing for my three week business trip….but was struggling with extreme fatigue and a pain in my belly just above the bikini line. I felt as though I might be getting a urinary tract infection…something I have NEVER had. I was worried I Read more
