I have to thank my sister, Michal for updating the blog in my absence. Her post was really quite lovely and she's absolutely right... I have been graciously and wonderfully supported during this lastest stop on the journey. Since I just got into bed...

A few weeks ago, Nic wrote about her pending TRAM flap surgery and her uncertainty about going through with it.  Well, I'm here to say that even with up-to-the-last-minute doubts, Nicole underwent the twelve hour reconstructive surgery on Wednesday and...

The other day when I went in for a mammogram, a mass showed up on the film that concerned the radiologist. Of course, her concern frightened me to my core. When I saw the mass on the film, I could only think about July 2008, when I went to the first...

Ms. Nic (also known as fancy-pants) decided to hop on a plane and head to Texas for fun and frolicking with my cousin and a friend for Labor Day Weekend. Wanted to see Houston for myself and just get away from the DC madness for a couple of days. In...

This morning I had a mammogram scheduled. I wasn’t too concerned because it was really just routine checking to make sure that all was well with my remaining breast. I didn’t want to have the mammogram but I knew that I needed to have it done....