Current Barriers to Cancer Care

Current Barriers to Cancer Care

Current Barriers to Cancer Care Tuesday, February 22, 2022   About a week ago I was scheduled to get an MRI as part of my regular screening for breast cancer recurrence. However, for the third week in a row, protests against vaccine mandates dominated the...
Chapter Three: The Importance of Second Opinions

Chapter Three: The Importance of Second Opinions

Chapter Three: The Importance of Second Opinions Tuesday, February 8, 2022   My oncologist next said I needed to see an endocrinologist to discuss options.  I didn’t want to have that discussion as I knew which option I wanted.  I wanted to have the other half of...
Chapter Two: Driving Their Diagnosis

Chapter Two: Driving Their Diagnosis

Chapter Two: Driving Their Diagnosis Wednesday, January 26, 2022   Before the holidays I shared about the vigilant monitoring that led to my thyroid cancer diagnosis. Concurrent with chronicling my own stage II cancer journey, I am eager to share the experiences...

My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis Friday, December 16, 2021   As more people hear about my recent thyroid cancer diagnosis, I have been asked how it was discovered. In a routine physical five and a half years ago, my GP detected an abnormality in my mammogram that led...

Thank You

Thank you for your messages of support. Thursday, December 2, 2021 Today is #ThankYouThursday and there are many things that I’m thankful for. This year we had a record-breaking Giving Tuesday campaign with our partners at Kernls, raising over $50,000 for our PASS-01...
Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal

Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal

  Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal Monday, November 22, 2021 I have something very personal I want to share: last week I was diagnosed with stage II thyroid cancer. Over the last couple of days as I have told friends and loved ones about my diagnosis,...