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Diving deep into my journey with cancer and how it has forever changed me in so many unexpected ways with the hope that I inspire others to believe in their strength and their ability to overcome the seemingly insurmountable challenges in their own lives.
Below are my most recent posts. I cover a wide array of topics; everything from diet and mental health tips and tools, to alternative therapies and new research, to my favourite anti-cancer and health products. So, check back often 🙂 Explore the subcategories under the “Blog” dropdown menu above to discover past posts, or if you are looking for something in particular, use the search bar above or to the right to see if I’ve written about it.
Invitation to Rest
Rest. It can be a hard thing to get ourselves to do. I don’t know about you, but taking time out brings me a decent level of anxiety. I think it’s likely two things for me: my people pleasing tendencies (I’m a recovering people pleaser, as I like to say) and the...
What Cancer Taught Me – A Poetic Writing
How we show up for our toughest Challenges shows us who and what we are. I not only love myself but have admiration. I learned more of who I am and also who I don’t want to be. And that is I will not keep trying to fix others and let go of trying. It has brought me so...
Thank You, Cancer?? – Reflections On My 5-Year Cancerversary
Today is my 5-year cancerversary. It’s the big one, the one where they say your risk drops by a significant percent. Breast cancer differs slightly in that it’s the cancer that keeps on giving; it has a tendency to ignore the status quo established by the medical...
Circulating Tumour Cell Tests as a Way to Monitor for Disease Progression, Recurrence, and/or Response to Treatment Protocols
CTC (circulating tumour cell) tests are something that I have utilized since the beginning to achieve two important goals: monitor my response to my integrative protocol during treatment, and now to monitor and watch for the beginning of a potential recurrence. In this post, I will get into all aspects of CTC tests including what the heck CTCs are, what these tests are all about, why you might want to consider including them in your protocol, and how to make the best use of them, plus my own personal experience with them. Let’s do it!
Saying Goodbye
Even if you don’t want to go there, even though it is sad and hard and scary, there is such a benefit to taking that time to say goodbye.
Reflections On My 4-Year Cancerversary
My cancerversary always looms large in my mind as the day approaches. I usually get quite reflective and think a lot about the previous year, how I’ve changed, how my life has changed, and what role my cancer experience has played in those changes. This year felt...
