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Oct 15th, 2021 — Memorial Service - Final Details
Sep 23rd, 2021 — Memorial Service for Jennifer
Sep 19th, 2021 — Time to Say, "Goodbye"
Sep 2nd, 2021 — A Visit from the Nurses
Aug 24th, 2021 — Another Life Update
Aug 16th, 2021 — Hospice and pain update
Aug 8th, 2021 — Trying to have a conversation
Jul 31st, 2021 — Almost 3 Weeks off of Chemo
Jul 22nd, 2021 — What I've been up to
Jul 17th, 2021 — #BeTheHope Walk
Jul 16th, 2021 — 26th Anniversary
Jul 12th, 2021 — Favorite Memories
Jul 11th, 2021 — Starting Hospice
Jul 10th, 2021 — Catching up and moving forward
Jul 7th, 2021 — The Decision I Never Wanted to Make
Jul 6th, 2021 — The night before talking to the Dr.
Jul 5th, 2021 — I was home by myself for a few minutes and.......
Jun 26th, 2021 — Can I Ask a Favor?
Jun 25th, 2021 — 1 Scan down, 1 to go
Jun 22nd, 2021 — Pain Pump Update and Prayer Requests
Jun 16th, 2021 — Pain Pump Refill
Jun 15th, 2021 — Pain report and upcoming scans
Jun 8th, 2021 — Long day at the infusion center yesterday
Jun 5th, 2021 — Website troubles and the upcoming week
Jun 4th, 2021 — Weather, pain, breathing, life....
May 31st, 2021 — Pain update
May 24th, 2021 — Just call me 2127
May 22nd, 2021 — Why Did I Have Surgery?
May 21st, 2021 — Managing Pain Meds.
May 17th, 2021 — Chemo Today & Surgery Tomorrow
May 12th, 2021 — It's almost time for another hair cut and more important things...
May 7th, 2021 — Pain and Chemo Update
May 3rd, 2021 — Ringing the Bell
Apr 30th, 2021 — Pain Pump Appointment
Apr 29th, 2021 — Breathing
Apr 26th, 2021 — New Chemo Day 1
Apr 24th, 2021 — Our Magical Trip - Part 1 - The Extra Magic
Apr 20th, 2021 — We're Home!
Apr 12th, 2021 — The dreaded day 3 should not apply to vacations!
Apr 11th, 2021 — We Made It!
Apr 6th, 2021 — Ready....Set....
Apr 2nd, 2021 — My Unexpected "Visit" to the ER Today
Mar 31st, 2021 — Back Pain
Mar 26th, 2021 — More test results and our trip
Mar 21st, 2021 — CT Results
Mar 15th, 2021 — Chemo today
Mar 8th, 2021 — Anxiety and a Panic Attack
Mar 5th, 2021 — Updates before the weekend
Mar 2nd, 2021 — Physical Therapy
Mar 1st, 2021 — Have you ever felt afraid of God? I have.
Feb 25th, 2021 — Things to be thankful for
Feb 24th, 2021 — My day in the ER
Feb 22nd, 2021 — Avoiding the ER
Feb 18th, 2021 — Time away from home
Feb 18th, 2021 — Things are moving
Feb 15th, 2021 — Still figuring it out
Feb 8th, 2021 — Still figuring out medication...
Feb 2nd, 2021 — Scan Results
Jan 31st, 2021 — What would a good scan look like?
Jan 30th, 2021 — More Pain
Jan 29th, 2021 — Pain update
Jan 27th, 2021 — Starting new pain patch tonight
Jan 25th, 2021 — Pain update
Jan 24th, 2021 — Thanks for praying for my pain
Jan 23rd, 2021 — Full Body Pain
Jan 19th, 2021 — Bone Scan Comparisons
Jan 15th, 2021 — Showers and Neuropathy
Jan 14th, 2021 — Asking Questions and Getting Answers
Jan 10th, 2021 — Puppy Love
Jan 8th, 2021 — It's Not Fair
Jan 4th, 2021 — Happy New Year
Dec 25th, 2020 — Merry Christmas
Dec 21st, 2020 — Another Day at the Infusion Center
Dec 14th, 2020 — The Successful Transition
Dec 12th, 2020 — Changes to the House When You are Fighting Cancer
Dec 10th, 2020 — Good and Bad Days
Dec 3rd, 2020 — 2nd Opinion
Dec 1st, 2020 — This is a first...
Nov 28th, 2020 — So Much to be Thankful for, so why am I so Discouraged?
Nov 23rd, 2020 — Draining and Chemo
Nov 19th, 2020 — Sore, but home resting
Nov 18th, 2020 — Procedure Tomorrow
Nov 14th, 2020 — I've Been Hiding Something
Nov 12th, 2020 — Room 12
Nov 9th, 2020 — Chest Tube Update
Nov 8th, 2020 — I Made it to Another Milestone
Nov 7th, 2020 — We Made It To The Weekend!
Nov 5th, 2020 — Tube still in
Nov 4th, 2020 — I have a tube coming out of my chest
Nov 3rd, 2020 — Change of plans
Oct 30th, 2020 — Busy week coming up
Oct 28th, 2020 — Just another problem
Oct 26th, 2020 — Test Results
Oct 24th, 2020 — Thankful To Be Breathing Better
Oct 22nd, 2020 — Another Cancerversary Has Passed
Oct 19th, 2020 — Chemo, MRI, Fluid on Lungs....
Oct 14th, 2020 — Back Home, New Chemo and Pain Management
Oct 10th, 2020 — I'm Home
Oct 9th, 2020 — Reporting from the hospital
Oct 8th, 2020 — Getting Away for the Night
Oct 2nd, 2020 — Scan results
Sep 24th, 2020 — Cards for after I'm gone
Sep 23rd, 2020 — Scan update and crazy emotions
Sep 21st, 2020 — Seeing the Dr. at Chemo Today
Sep 4th, 2020 — Cancer Insurance?
Sep 3rd, 2020 — So much to be thankful for on my 46th birthday!
Sep 1st, 2020 — A Week Off and the Start of Another School Year
Aug 23rd, 2020 — If I Had Only Known...
Aug 20th, 2020 — IV Chemo Week 2
Aug 13th, 2020 — 3 Days After Chemo
Aug 10th, 2020 — Chemo 2.0
Aug 6th, 2020 — Surgery
Aug 4th, 2020 — The Days are Flying By....not really
Jul 27th, 2020 — Time Away and CT Results
Jul 9th, 2020 — MRI Results
Jul 8th, 2020 — Verses and Songs of Encouragement When You are Anxious
Jul 6th, 2020 — Not Worrying About the Week......
Jul 2nd, 2020 — Changing plans...
Jun 28th, 2020 — I just want to do normal things with my kids
Jun 26th, 2020 — Dr. Apt. Today
Jun 20th, 2020 — Did the surgery work?
Jun 12th, 2020 — Surgery update
Jun 8th, 2020 — Surgery Scheduled
Jun 6th, 2020 — Radiation and Hair Loss
Jun 5th, 2020 — Good News
Jun 4th, 2020 — MRI Today
Jun 1st, 2020 — MRI Rescheduled
May 25th, 2020 — Day 1 of the New Poison
May 20th, 2020 — Orthopedic Dr. Apt. Today
May 19th, 2020 — Appointments Today
May 18th, 2020 — Lots of pain
May 13th, 2020 — New Medication
May 12th, 2020 — Dr. Apt. Tomorrow
May 4th, 2020 — Another week, another update
Apr 23rd, 2020 — Infusion and side effects
Apr 15th, 2020 — Scan Results
Apr 14th, 2020 — CT Scan today
Apr 13th, 2020 — CT tomorrow (hopefully)
Apr 8th, 2020 — Medicine Update
Apr 3rd, 2020 — Quick Update
Apr 2nd, 2020 — Stopping pill tonight
Apr 1st, 2020 — Hard Days
Mar 24th, 2020 — Getting out of the house
Mar 18th, 2020 — What day is it?
Mar 15th, 2020 — Sunday update
Mar 7th, 2020 — Eating more and more
Mar 2nd, 2020 — Down a few more pounds but throat is getting better
Feb 28th, 2020 — I ate a Thin Mint
Feb 25th, 2020 — Appointments Today
Feb 24th, 2020 — Still Dealing with Side Effects
Feb 19th, 2020 — Staying on the ship
Feb 17th, 2020 — Hello from Cabo
Feb 12th, 2020 — Don't miss a dose
Feb 10th, 2020 — Pain meds
Feb 8th, 2020 — Side effects
Feb 6th, 2020 — Almost done with radiation
Feb 2nd, 2020 — I was out of bed for 2 hours!
Jan 31st, 2020 — Another day
Jan 27th, 2020 — To Cruise or Not to Cruise
Jan 24th, 2020 — So far so good
Jan 22nd, 2020 — New Medication Started and Radiation Coming Soon
Jan 16th, 2020 — New Medicine Next Week
Jan 10th, 2020 — Early Scan
Jan 5th, 2020 — Drugged up
Jan 1st, 2020 — Happy New Year
Dec 25th, 2019 — Merry Christmas
Dec 14th, 2019 — Managing Meds
Dec 3rd, 2019 — Appointment Update
Dec 1st, 2019 — Appointments this week
Nov 27th, 2019 — Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 20th, 2019 — Update
Nov 17th, 2019 — I can eat again
Nov 15th, 2019 — 10 Days Post Radiation
Nov 12th, 2019 — ER visit for fluids
Nov 11th, 2019 — The radiation weight loss program
Nov 8th, 2019 — Severe pain
Nov 7th, 2019 — Nothing new to report
Nov 5th, 2019 — End of one treatment and the beginning of another
Nov 3rd, 2019 — Looking ahead to the week
Oct 30th, 2019 — Chemo starts next week
Oct 25th, 2019 — Radiation and Biopsy Results
Oct 22nd, 2019 — Radiation starts on Wednesday
Oct 21st, 2019 — Slowly moving along...
Oct 17th, 2019 — We survived the day!
Oct 16th, 2019 — Busy Day Tomorrow
Oct 11th, 2019 — Treatment plan and moving forward
Oct 9th, 2019 — Partial Results
Sep 24th, 2019 — Insurance approval of scan (finally)
Sep 21st, 2019 — Scan Scheduled
Sep 14th, 2019 — This Time of Year
Aug 26th, 2019 — Jennifer - read this if you think of trying to take the hormone blocking pill again (and other stuff)
Jul 10th, 2019 — Time with Others
Jun 17th, 2019 — Infusion with a View
Jun 16th, 2019 — Supplement Side Effects
Jun 12th, 2019 — Medicine Update
Jun 1st, 2019 — So far so good
May 20th, 2019 — Medicine attempt beginning Wednesday
Apr 29th, 2019 — Another infusion and a Nautropath appointment
Mar 15th, 2019 — 5 vials of blood
Feb 24th, 2019 — Time for an update...
Nov 19th, 2018 — More side effects on a new pill
Nov 5th, 2018 — Neuropathy Update
Oct 29th, 2018 — Goodbye October!!
Oct 17th, 2018 — 3 Nurses, 5 Needles and Uncooperative Veins
Oct 9th, 2018 — CT Scan Results
Oct 2nd, 2018 — 9 Appointments in 5 Weeks
Sep 18th, 2018 — Total Transparency
Sep 9th, 2018 — Crazy Side Effects
Aug 8th, 2018 — Another 3 month check-up
Jun 22nd, 2018 — New Plan
Jun 15th, 2018 — Dr. Appointment News
Jun 12th, 2018 — It's Back
May 3rd, 2018 — Another Appointment and Infusion
Mar 3rd, 2018 — In Times of Pain
Feb 7th, 2018 — Dr. Update
Feb 5th, 2018 — Time for a check-up
Jan 5th, 2018 — A New Year
Dec 8th, 2017 — Post surgery update
Nov 30th, 2017 — Recovery and Last Day of Radiation
Nov 27th, 2017 — Radiation??????
Nov 25th, 2017 — Surgery on Monday
Nov 15th, 2017 — IV in the Arm
Oct 31st, 2017 — Back to Pill #1
Oct 16th, 2017 — Portless (Is that a word?)
Oct 15th, 2017 — Saying goodbye to my port
Oct 6th, 2017 — PET Scan Results
Oct 4th, 2017 — Is it OK to hate my port?
Oct 1st, 2017 — Scanxiety 2.0
Sep 25th, 2017 — Mammogram results and PET scan appointment
Sep 11th, 2017 — My Journal for 9-11-2017
Aug 23rd, 2017 — 2 Appointments today
Aug 11th, 2017 — Pill Update and new Plastic Surgeon
Aug 1st, 2017 — New Pill Starting Wednesday
Jul 26th, 2017 — Pain update
Jul 22nd, 2017 — The quest for the perfect bathing suit after chemo, radiation and multiple surgeries
Jul 21st, 2017 — Misconceptions of life after cancer treatment
Jul 18th, 2017 — Pain, pain, go away...
Jun 20th, 2017 — Radiation, a Year Later
Jun 13th, 2017 — Everyday Life after Cancer Treatments
May 27th, 2017 — Physical Therapy Update
Apr 28th, 2017 — MRI Results
Apr 28th, 2017 — More Waiting
Apr 27th, 2017 — MRI Rescheduled for Friday Morning!!!! :-)
Apr 25th, 2017 — MRI Scheduled
Apr 21st, 2017 — MRI ordered
Apr 17th, 2017 — A Birthday and a Request
Apr 14th, 2017 — Mastectomy - 1 Year Later
Apr 5th, 2017 — MY PORT WORKED!
Apr 3rd, 2017 — Flare up?
Mar 21st, 2017 — No News is Good News
Feb 22nd, 2017 — #notconsumed
Feb 14th, 2017 — On the news and upcoming appointments
Jan 13th, 2017 — Goodbye Dr. Leung...until I see you in 3 months!
Jan 8th, 2017 — Have you missed me?
Dec 18th, 2016 — I still miss my hair
Dec 13th, 2016 — Missing My Mom
Dec 6th, 2016 — That Infusion Hit Me Hard!
Nov 30th, 2016 — Another Infusion and the Bike
Nov 28th, 2016 — Surgery is a great way to get out of cooking on Thanksgiving!
Nov 23rd, 2016 — Another Surgery Done
Nov 22nd, 2016 — The Night Before Surgery (Again)
Nov 14th, 2016 — My Very Exciting Bone Density Scan
Nov 3rd, 2016 — Upcoming Surgery, Exhaustion and the Craziness of Life
Oct 24th, 2016 — Another Infusion Done
Oct 19th, 2016 — Medication Update
Oct 16th, 2016 — Still figuring out this little pill
Oct 13th, 2016 — Why October is Hard for Breast Cancer Patients
Oct 10th, 2016 — Where We Go From Here...
Oct 7th, 2016 — PET SCAN RESULTS ARE CLEAR!
Oct 6th, 2016 — Thoughts on Being Radioactive
Oct 5th, 2016 — Scanxiety
Sep 28th, 2016 — Medicine update and PET Scan
Sep 24th, 2016 — Goodbye Cloud of Depression
Sep 20th, 2016 — Looking into the Future
Sep 16th, 2016 — Quick update for the weekend
Sep 12th, 2016 — When You Don't Like the Pill You Need to Take for 10 Years
Sep 7th, 2016 — Rebranding Yourself after Cancer Treatments
Sep 6th, 2016 — I Survived the weekend
Sep 2nd, 2016 — Happy Cancerversary (and Birthday) to Me!
Aug 26th, 2016 — A Pill A Day for 10 Years
Aug 23rd, 2016 — A Much Needed Get-a-Way
Aug 13th, 2016 — Thoughts on blogging, neuropathy and my hair
Aug 10th, 2016 — 34 Radiation Treatments in Pictures
Aug 9th, 2016 — Skin Care During Radiation
Aug 8th, 2016 — The End of Active Treatment
Aug 2nd, 2016 — Fatigue and Relief
Jul 29th, 2016 — Radiation Meltdown
Jul 28th, 2016 — The Spa Treatment Room
Jul 26th, 2016 — Phrases Only a Cancer Patient Will Hear (or Say) . . .
Jul 25th, 2016 — Resources for Cancer Patients
Jul 20th, 2016 — The Amazing People You Meet
Jul 15th, 2016 — Another Week Gone By
Jul 11th, 2016 — Radiation Tan
Jul 2nd, 2016 — Radiation Week 2 - Done
Jun 24th, 2016 — Radiation Week 1 is Over!
Jun 20th, 2016 — Radiation Day 1
Jun 19th, 2016 — The Night Before Radiation...
Jun 16th, 2016 — Cancer May Have Robbed Me of the School Year, But it Will Not Rob Me of My Summer!
Jun 14th, 2016 — My New Hair Style
Jun 11th, 2016 — Weekend Update
Jun 6th, 2016 — I'm tired of recovering
Jun 3rd, 2016 — Oophorectomy - who knew such a word existed???
Jun 1st, 2016 — I got a tattoo this morning
May 27th, 2016 — Welcome Back Neuropathy
May 25th, 2016 — Goodbye Drain! Hello Shower!
May 21st, 2016 — Recovery Progress
May 18th, 2016 — Another Surgery Done
May 17th, 2016 — Surgery tomorrow
May 11th, 2016 — Another Surgery Scheduled
May 10th, 2016 — Radiation Update
May 6th, 2016 — Great News...I'm in Menopause
May 5th, 2016 — Back at the Infusion Center and Breast Center
May 2nd, 2016 — Oncology Appointment
Apr 30th, 2016 — Change of Plans
Apr 25th, 2016 — Pathology Report After Surgery
Apr 22nd, 2016 — Depression After Surgery
Apr 20th, 2016 — Goodbye Drain #2
Apr 16th, 2016 — Surviving a Mastectomy
Apr 13th, 2016 — The Night Before Surgery
Apr 10th, 2016 — What Else Can Be Cut Off, Fall Out or Fall Off?
Apr 4th, 2016 — Slowly getting back to "normal"
Mar 27th, 2016 — Who Knew that Good News was so Exhausting
Mar 25th, 2016 — Good News on Good Friday
Mar 24th, 2016 — Another Scan Done
Mar 22nd, 2016 — Tears, Brain Fog and Fingernails
Mar 20th, 2016 — On the Mend
Mar 15th, 2016 — Plastic Surgery Appointment
Mar 13th, 2016 — Two Down . . .
Mar 11th, 2016 — Has Anyone Seen My Energy?
Mar 9th, 2016 — No Chemo Today!
Mar 4th, 2016 — The Different Faces of Chemo
Mar 2nd, 2016 — I'M DONE!!!!
Mar 1st, 2016 — The Night Before the Last Chemo
Feb 24th, 2016 — Counting the days . . .
Feb 21st, 2016 — Living One Day at a Time with Contentment
Feb 18th, 2016 — Another week done
Feb 14th, 2016 — Happy Valentine's Day
Feb 13th, 2016 — Who needs to talk?
Feb 10th, 2016 — 13 Rounds of Chemo Behind Me
Feb 5th, 2016 — Another Day
Feb 1st, 2016 — Encouragement and Community
Jan 29th, 2016 — Sometimes I Feel Like I'm on a Roller Coaster
Jan 23rd, 2016 — Missing My Mom
Jan 21st, 2016 — The New Normal
Jan 17th, 2016 — Surviving the Weekend and Other AMAZING Things
Jan 15th, 2016 — It Feels So Good to do "Normal" Mom Things
Jan 13th, 2016 — Quick Update Today
Jan 8th, 2016 — Cancer Changes the Way You Think of Things
Jan 6th, 2016 — I'm 1/3 of the way done with Chemo! Woohoo!
Jan 1st, 2016 — Looking Ahead to the New Year
Dec 24th, 2015 — Merry Christmas From Our Family to Yours
Dec 23rd, 2015 — What Has Brought You Joy Today?
Dec 18th, 2015 — The Difference Between Tired and Fatigue
Dec 16th, 2015 — Stitch Fix for Chemo Patients
Dec 15th, 2015 — New Meds Tomorrow and House Cleaning
Dec 11th, 2015 — What Does it Really Mean to Take Your Thoughts Captive?
Dec 5th, 2015 — Sleeping it off . . .
Dec 2nd, 2015 — Chemo Round 4
Nov 30th, 2015 — When Saying, "Thank You" Doesn't Feel Like Enough
Nov 24th, 2015 — When Will It Seem Real?
Nov 21st, 2015 — Day 2 - 4 Update
Nov 18th, 2015 — Bring on the Chemo (round 3)
Nov 18th, 2015 — Stubborn Port and Oncology Appointment
Nov 16th, 2015 — When Your Friend Tells You She Has Cancer
Nov 16th, 2015 — How to Help a Friend or Family Member with Cancer
Nov 14th, 2015 — Going Out Without My Hair On
Nov 10th, 2015 — Hair Shaving Party
Nov 8th, 2015 — Attack of the Cranial Prosthesis
Nov 6th, 2015 — Nausea and Hair Loss
Nov 5th, 2015 — Chemo Round 2, Day 2
Nov 4th, 2015 — The Word Cancer is Amazing
Nov 3rd, 2015 — A Vlog Before I Lose My Hair
Nov 2nd, 2015 — Looking Ahead to the Next Round of Chemo
Oct 28th, 2015 — I Made it to Workout! Woohoo!
Oct 25th, 2015 — A Quiet Sunday
Oct 24th, 2015 — How do you answer when someone asks, "How are you?"
Oct 23rd, 2015 — The dreaded day 3??
Oct 22nd, 2015 — It's not Christmas . . .
Oct 21st, 2015 — Chemo Day 1
Oct 20th, 2015 — New hair and first lab work for chemo
Oct 19th, 2015 — Open House on Saturday
Oct 19th, 2015 — Enjoying the last days of what I know as "normal"
Oct 16th, 2015 — October 16, 2015
Oct 15th, 2015 — Port Surgery
Oct 13th, 2015 — I'm on an Adrenaline High
Oct 12th, 2015 — Telling your Children you have Cancer
Oct 7th, 2015 — Back Home
Oct 4th, 2015 — Back to Reality
Sep 27th, 2015 — More Waiting...
Sep 18th, 2015 — How is This Possible?
Sep 18th, 2015 — What to Expect from a Breast MRI
Sep 16th, 2015 — The Biopsy Results
Sep 15th, 2015 — What to Expect from a Breast Biopsy
Sep 14th, 2015 — Biopsy Day
Sep 9th, 2015 — Waiting with Nothing to Do
Sep 8th, 2015 — Heaviness and Depression
Sep 5th, 2015 — Waiting is Tough
Sep 4th, 2015 — Finding Out You Have Cancer Is Never Easy
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Jun 14th, 2016 3:26 pm — "Deborah Huston" writes: You have MORE hair than me? How is that [...]
Jun 14th, 2016 3:45 pm — "Jennifer" writes: Funny that my hair is growing back faste[...]
Jun 14th, 2016 4:37 pm — "Gail" writes: Jennifer, your smile is beautiful and co[...]
Jun 14th, 2016 4:49 pm — "Jennifer" writes: Thanks Gail.
Jun 14th, 2016 4:55 pm — "Dad" writes: Wow, you definitely have more hair than [...]
Jun 14th, 2016 6:28 pm — "Tammy" writes: Looking good! Praying for you!! If you h[...]
Jun 14th, 2016 6:59 pm — "Carol Moser" writes: You look so pretty. What a sweet gal….
Jun 14th, 2016 8:57 pm — "Alyson" writes: Looks great!
Jun 14th, 2016 10:21 pm — "Pat Small" writes: You look so beautiful. Keep smiling !
Jun 15th, 2016 4:52 am — "Jennifer" writes: Haha! Love you Dad!
Jun 15th, 2016 4:52 am — "Jennifer" writes: Thank you Tammy. I appreciate the offer!
Jun 15th, 2016 4:53 am — "Jennifer" writes: Thank you Carol. So nice to meet you in [...]
Jun 15th, 2016 4:54 am — "Jennifer" writes: Thanks Alyson. It’s definitely faster [...]
Jun 15th, 2016 4:54 am — "Jennifer" writes: Thanks Pat! :-)
Jun 15th, 2016 12:10 pm — "Sharon Scribner" writes: Your attitude is amazing and your beauty[...]
Jun 16th, 2016 6:52 am — "Bonnie Annis" writes: You are beautiful and I love your hair! [...]
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