To My Treatment Self

Rest is part of treatment. Not a reward. Not a weakness. Not something I have to earn.Rest is healing.If my body asks for stillness, I will not argue with it. My labs do not define me. They guide the doctors. They inform decisions.But they do not measure my...

An open letter to my newly diagnosed self.

March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. This is my open letter to the woman who just got diagnosed. Dear Tee,(my newly diagnosed self) Girl… I know you are scared out of your mind right now. The tears will not stop. You cannot even process the words“You have...

The Journey to a Big C Diagnosis

My life changed forever in August 2017 when I was diagnosed with the Big C.    But the journey to my diagnosis with Multiple Myeloma was a very difficult one. My husband, Cavanagh, and I were taking a trip to visit family in South Carolina. When we left Texas,...

Getting the Support I Needed

My husband is my biggest supporter. Whatever has come out of the oven, he has eaten it, whether it was a bomb or not. He encouraged me to cook because he knew many days I was too sad to function. After all, I was sorely missing my active and busy working life. He...