Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
by Alli Houseworth
No big updates this week, but here’s a collection of a few small things: Chemo Another round of chemo is in the books—third of six
Had some great progress this week that’s worth a share. Nutrition The transition off of the low-residue diet is going well! As I mentioned previously,
TL;DR (because I love bodies and this post is going to get a little long and a little nerdy) Here’s what I’m working on in
Going into a grocery store two days after you get your port placed – and for the first time since before your surgery – and
My best friend asked me if I remembered coming out of anesthesia for my breast surgery. I do. I remember the nurses talking about travel.
TL;DR My rectal cancer symptoms increased significantly and are the worst they’ve ever been. I was able to get in to see my colorectal oncologist
This is my first one of these posts, so I’m going to backtrack a bit before circling back to the news I got last week.
It’s nine days after surgery and I have my first post-op with my plastic surgeon. The goal is simple: see if we can remove my
February 23, 2026 Fourteen days post-op — boots on broadway If you had told me one week ago that I would feel like this— energized,
What surgery did you have? On February 9, 2026 I had a single mastectomy on the left side and a mastopexy (lift) on the right
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Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
