The (giant) Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

Let's go on a walk down memory lane and take a look at Melinda, pre-cancer. I was 27 years old, married, 2 year old in tow and pregnant with my second daughter. I was aware that I had been through...

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The Other Side of the Hospital Bed (throwback blog)

It's not a pretty view, looking around the ER from your gurney. Especially when you are so used to being on the other side, taking care of the patient in the gurney. I found myself in the gurney August 24th,...

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Welcome to the Blog! (that I never shared)

Since I was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, I have been on a sometimes beautiful, sometimes treacherous, always interesting… healing journey. I have grown SO much since then. I have gotten vulnerable, faced hard truths, fallen on my face, and gotten back up again, over and over and over.

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