Cancer isn’t a pretty pink ribbon. Cancer is rubbing your mom’s back while she’s getting sick in the bathroom for the 4th time that day. Cancer is answering ...

I was 21 years old when I had my prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction. I had just graduated college a week before the operation and, no – I d...

Start from part 1. (Seriously, you’re about to have no idea what I’m rambling about otherwise) It’s been a year I know, I know. This blog is well overdue and...

3 months. 3 more months of these damned expanders and the worst of this journey will be behind me. For those of you who are currently going through a prophyl...

Read parts one, two, and three I’m almost a month out from my surgery and currently undergoing the reconstructive phase of my prophylactic bilateral mastecto...

Read parts one and two Then… It’s been almost five days since I went under the knife at The James Comprehensive Cancer Center for my prophylactic bilateral m...

Emotional update So I finally graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in strategic communications and a marketing minor. Now it’s time for the next b...

First and foremost Before I really get into this let’s get a few things straight. This is not a “reduction.” This is not a “boob job.”  This is not cosmetic ...

1. Stay off the sidewalk If you’ve ever been to a fest at Ohio University, you know the rules.  Stay on the grass, carry your cup upside down if you’re cross...

The bad news first.. I live in Ohio and, for those of you who don’t know what Ohio weather is like, imagine a temperamental teenager, going through her rebel...

I come from a small town, a village actually. Carey, Ohio. Population 3,663. There was never any shortage of cornfields or small town football pride. Growin...

When I finally leave this oasis called Athens, there will surely be some form of departing words. We’ll walk at graduation. We’ll hug and promise each other ...