Cancer
OVERCOMER | Jessie
SO, I have a confession to make, Jessie and I have never officially met, she is an internet friend. Not long after I had little man, a friend of mine introduced me to her podcast and tagged me in a comment on her Instagram. It is hard to be a new mama. The mental...
OVERCOMER | Michael Holtz
Guys, I'm excited to kick this off with my friend Michael Holtz. I met Michael when I was first a volunteer for the American Cancer Society back in my Arkadelphia days. He was a communications guy and did all the ACS CAN stuff for the Mid South Division. I was part...
OVERCOMER series kickoff
4 years ago, I did a series on my blog called "Overcomer." I asked friends and people I admired to answer 5 questions. I left it open for them to interpret the topic, where they wanted to go with it, and how long they wanted to write. And, I got all kinds of...
Pivot Moments
We talked about it a little last night before I went to bed, but it felt different this morning when I got a sweet text from my husband. "Good morning babe. Happy 10 year Cancerversary! I'm so thankful for you." I'm so thankful for him. We celebrated big in April...
10 years around the track
One of the great honors I have in life is to serve as a Hero (now Voice) of Hope for the American Cancer Society. This group of survivors and caregivers go through a several month training process and then spend an initial year traveling all over their home state...
10 years as a Cancer Survivor | What I know now
10 years ago, I started this blog. My first post was the first weekend I had been diagnosed with cancer. I knew I had a lot of people in different states who were starting to hear about my diagnosis and wanted to know what was going on. Many were afraid to ask,...
Miracle Man
After all that, I did have to make a decision with one fact in mind - To save my life might mean I never got to make his; my own little miracle.
Solutions and Celebrating
Its National Cancer Survivors Week and I'm proud to partner with the American Cancer Society to share my story. As I journey through new phases of life, I forget that so many in my world were not there for the hardest days. I was so fortunate to be surrounded with...