Living in Freedom & Confidence
"In him (Christ Jesus) and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." – Ephesians 3:11 niv
A huge take-away from my breast cancer experience is the importance of being proactive with my health. I am not a doctor nor am I a healthcare professional. I am simply a breast cancer survivor whose experience could be an advertisement for the importance of being proactive with our health. Speaking from experience, let me…
Over the course of the past eight months I have shared the details of my breast cancer journey. Now I want to share what this journey taught me. My take always. One lifechanging phrase. I bet you are thinking that phrase is – you have cancer. That is life changing for sure, but not what…
Before my initial breast reconstruction surgery I viewed breast reconstruction as one and done. Well if I am honest, overall, I thought I would walk away from my whole breast cancer experience with 2 surgeries – TOTAL. Boy was that naive and wrong! Talking with my fellow “bosom” buddies, one and done for reconstruction was a…
My Breast Reconstruction Surgery was the fifth surgery I had in 2018. In all, I have had eight surgeries in the past year and a half. Only five of these were related to breast cancer. In 2018 under the watchful eyes of surgeons, the answer to everything that ailed me became – surgery. Thus far…
After a summer of care-free fun with my family, the school year was underway. I was ready to tackle what I thought would be my last surgery on my breast cancer journey. With excitement and anticipation I met with my plastic surgeon to set a date. My plastic surgeon explained the process. My reconstruction surgery…
I took a break from posting about my breast cancer journey to share other topics that have been on my heart. Now I am returning to my breast cancer journey so I can wrap it up. I have a few more posts I would like to share with you from my experiences. Last year as…
This may date me, but do you recall the Chia Pet commercials? “Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia! The gift that grows!” Just add water and your Chia Pet magically grows! The expansion process is like the Chia Pet. Ex-Ex-Ex-Expanders! Just add water and watch your chest magically grow! What are expanders? When I underwent my double mastectomy I opted…
After my last two blog posts about my breast cancer journey it is high time for something positive! The day I met with my breast surgeon to review my pathology results from my double mastectomy she entered the exam room with a stack of papers and a small pink box. With a smile on her…