How did I learn I had Stage IV Ovarian Cancer? Well, I had pain for many years, and I remember as early as high school (01 graduate) being told I had Ovarian Cysts, which doctors wanted to regulate with birth control. They said it would alleviate the problem, but in...
My dad is the senior pastor of Brookings Church of the Nazarene in Brookings, OR. He has been in the ministry longer than I have been alive, which is almost thirty years now. My dad is many things; an artist, a story teller, a counselor, a preacher, a cartoonist, and...
My Clinging Cross I can now say "I am halfway done" with the bad chemo! I am so thankful that I have made it this far, and as far as the credit for getting here I bestow on our Heavenly Father. The picture above is of a clinging cross given to me as a...
I have been blessed throughout this life, so I can’t complain, however fighting cancer is hard. I'm giving myself permission to be sad about my cancer diagnosis as my family and friends watch my health decline rapidly and reminding myself that I have a right to be anxious and afraid...
Finding the Light This week has been rough, but not too unbearable where I could not see life’s blessings. My counts are low again, and I have had some trouble with soreness in my stomach. This week my Oncologist asked me what I learned from eating Tostadas the night before I painted our bathroom wall...