Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
by Alli Houseworth
I’m one week out from my Lower Anterior Resection (LAR) surgery and things are going well so far. My surgery was done with the da
If I had to summarize the three weeks since my last diagnosis and treatment update I’d say it’s been about wrapping one thing up and
I turn and let the shower water hit my shoulders, my back. I reach up and wipe my eyes, puffy from two days of crying.
“But if I see you again, it’ll be by choice,” my plastic surgeon said in our last post-op. “Correct,” I replied. “Not because of a
What’s your next surgery? My next surgery is a Lower Anterior Resection (LAR), scheduled for Tuesday, July 28th. It’s perhaps the biggest piece of the
I can’t remember the last time I missed a minute of the Super Bowl, but here I am on this particularly freezing second Sunday in
When I thought about writing this post I imagined it would be long, exciting, and full of detail—a big momentous step in the process I’d
We’re moving into the next block (tissue expander to implant swap surgery), which means it’s time to get back to boobs. Which is objectively more
Well. All good things must come to an end, I guess. Last Thursday I got notice that my insurance provider, Cigna, will not be participating
Another round of chemo down. We’re officially in the back half… of Chemo Part One. My primary goal this week was to get a clearer
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Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
