Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Mental Health and Mindset

FAQ: When's Your Next Surgery? What is it? How Are You Coping? Etc. Etc. Etc.

My biggest surgery yet is just days away. In this episode, I share what a Lower Anterior Resection (LAR) is, why it scares me, and how I'm trying to balance preparation with surrender as I face another life-changing chapter of cancer treatment.

Things that are Weird: Part Eight

On strangers going through it, putting on a bra after reconstruction, salads, and adaptability.

Not Done Loving

On the eve of my first cancer surgery, I skip the Super Bowl and follow a quiet pull to hear a group of Buddhist monks on their Walk for Peace. The year before, after divorce, heartbreak, and a visit to the Garden of 1,000 Buddhas in Montana, one unexpected realization changes the way I think about purpose, love, and what it means to keep living.

Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Breast Surgery 2.0 + THE MRI

This week: MRI news, a successful implant surgery, and a clear path to my next surgery on July 28. But behind the scenes: a positive Signatera result, unexpected stomach pain, and some of the hardest mental health days of this journey that have reminded me healing isn't linear—and that acceptance is something we have to practice over and over again.

Classic

The night before surgery, I learned a friend had died from an overdose. The next day, I woke up in recovery and was offered fentanyl and oxycodone for my pain. This is a story about a man who dedicated his life to helping others recover, the day I drove two hours to help him after a relapse, and why I believe addiction deserves the same compassion we so readily extend to illnesses like cancer.