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Southern California girl finding myself in a ridiculous situation. Laughter, positivity & a twisted, dark sense of humor will see us through! We’re here, might as well dance.

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Not a Blue Gene Baby

Time to celebrate! 🎉 My genetic counselor called and all 84 genes that were tested for mutations are normal! This is HUGE news. This means I get to keep my ovaries 😅 and probably my good boobie, &a…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Ocean & Friendship – Island Therapy

Sunrise Snorkeling is the Best! Relaxing Kailua-Kona Retreat I’ve spent five beautiful and restful days in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in the peaceful home of my friend and mentor, Elizabeth. …

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Humu Do You Love

One hour til touchdown in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. N-95’d and immodiumed up I can say yes, with thoughtful preparation and timing, if you can sit in a chemo chair for six hours an airplane…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Your Input & Advice Please! Girl on Fire 🔥

My worst fear going into this situation was that I’d become boring. To the contrary, something strange and wonderful is happening. I am on fire! People are watching me, telling me I inspire them. T…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Time Warp

Linear time, as most people apparently experience it, is different for me. My brain behaves more like a trampoline than a treadmill. And that’s when life is “normal.” Lately, my sense of time passi…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Today I’m a Fitness Influencer Who Loves Naps

Day three, round two started off with no side effects except tiredness. Not the deep exhaustion that feels like all of one’s energy is being sucked out if one’s bone marrow, just sleepy. Too tired …

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Lopping My Locks – Almost Too Much Fun!

As I painted a stripe of purple throughout the middle of my hair, along with a green tail in my bangs, the thing I was trying to avoid have happen began happening. Friday, just four days after my f…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Fugacious Joins My Journey: Creating an Avatar

Born as the Pokémon “Hangry Mode Morpeko” my find at the Japanese anime booth was destined for a new identity. Searching for something like ephemeral, my thesaurus gave me Fugacious: fleeting, impe…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!
Navigating Uncharted Territory: My Humorous, Hope-filled Journey through Breast Cancer Treatment. Strap in, it’s gonna be a wild ride!

Over eight weeks into this trip and boy oh boy, we have some catching up to do! My life has been an adventure, and now it’s taking me someplace I’ve always figured I’d go at about 57 years old. I g…

Salt Water and Courage ~ Breast Cancer, It’s a Trip!