Five years cancer free. Today. It went uncelebrated by everyone but me. The date December 12 is not etched in anyone’s mind but mine.  I...

October 1 is National Hair Day October 2 is National Custodial Workers' Day First Tuesday in October is National Taco Tuesday October 3...

After Memorial Day, I had an extremely sore nipple. I thought maybe it was because I had just done some “astronaut training” at Family...

I knew it was coming. I just turned 45 years old. I had been putting off contacting my doctor, knowing what her answer would be. I just...

5 years ago, today, I fell to my knees and stopped living. Just for a second. Everything got dark. I closed my eyes to just BE in the...

December 12 would have been the day I heard I was cancer free four years ago. It was a day filled with mundane things like carpooling,...

As a substitute teacher, I just finished up some training about trauma informed teaching. It asked you to reflect on experiences you’ve...

In October 1985, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was started by the American Cancer Society and Imperial Chemical Industries...

Most days seem normal. I set my alarm for 5:10am and, if I don’t snooze it, I get up to ride my bike. Then, its making lunches, getting...

It’s that time of year when teachers are on edge with state assessments being scheduled, grades being due, retirement and end of school...

They come in a brightly colored bag. They come in a family pack. They come in a party pack. They are easy to reach for. They are crunchy...

I wrote a book because I wanted to let people know they weren’t alone. When I received my diagnosis of DCIS (stage 0 breast cancer), I...

It’s been 3 years, but I still feel cheated. I feel like my celebration was ruined. 3 years ago, the first person in the United States...

I am a mom (though sometimes I fail). I am a writer (though lately it seems like just emails). I am a substitute teacher (though not very...

I recently got back from a two-night overnight glamping and nature education field trip with my daughter’s school. The trip had been...

In March of 2019 I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. DCIS, also known as Stage 0 breast cancer, is not life-threatening and...

I’ve been feeling a bit back to normal, to Pre-Cancer life feelings. I have mostly forgotten that I had it and I have longer periods...

I’ve never been good at failing. In fact, for most of my life, I have been so afraid of mistakes (and ultimately failure) that it has...

I was chatting with a friend the other day about some of the things her family did for fun in “the before times…” and I immediately...

I recently started helping out at school. Right now, I’m just helping my son’s teacher with spending some extra time doing math literacy...