Since I was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer in mid-2017, there have been two people that I followed closely on social media who were "outed" as not actually having the level of illness they had claimed. I'm not going to use their names in this blog post because this is about me sorting … Continue reading When People Pretend
Category: Advocacy
Discharging Student Loans
Like millions of Americans, when I went to college, I had to take out loans. My loans from undergrad were tiny, like less than $2,000.00 and I paid them off by working multiple jobs each summer and breaks. However, law school was a very different story. I still worked during the school year and worked … Continue reading Discharging Student Loans
Communication
Back when I was a practicing lawyer and I had my own firm (not that long ago, but it is starting to feel as if it was a million years ago), I had a bunch of rules about communication for myself and for my employees. Since my practice was mostly focused on Family Law (divorces, … Continue reading Communication
Acupuncture during Cancer Treatment
At the outset, let me repeat that I'm not a doctor. This blog is about my own personal experiences, not the science or biology of acupuncture or its affect on the body. Read further at your own risk. My only exposure to Acupuncture before my cancer diagnosis was watching Sex and the City. Seriously, the … Continue reading Acupuncture during Cancer Treatment
Chiropractic Care during Cancer Treatment
Let me first say that I'm not a doctor, nor do I have any medical training whatsoever. This blog is not meant to give any sort of medical advice only to share my personal experiences and shed light on what I view as important information. That's it. Read further at your own risk. I have … Continue reading Chiropractic Care during Cancer Treatment
Insurance
My first introduction to the world of insurance was as a personal injury attorney. I will forever be offended by the term "ambulance chaser" since that was never part of my experience as a lawyer representing people who were genuinely harmed in a variety of ways, but that is the stereotype. During my tenure as … Continue reading Insurance
Fight or Flight
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2017, the "fight" language/metaphor appealed to me. As a recovering lawyer and high "type A" person, the illusion of control is really hard to relinquish. Thinking in terms of fighting to win, of beating cancer, of taking control, of having a say in the … Continue reading Fight or Flight
Inaugural Orlando METSquerade
February 2, 2019. Last summer, I met Lindsey Scholl at a conference in Tampa and she was the first to tell me that the wildly successful model of holding METSquerades to raise funds for Metavivor that started in Arkansas was coming to Orlando. I immediately knew that I wanted to be involved. I live in … Continue reading Inaugural Orlando METSquerade
What do I want to be called?
I posted last week about why I don't want to be called a survivor. That begs the question, what do I want to be called, what label do I embrace now that I've had nearly two years of living with stage IV metastatic breast cancer under my belt? I've had a lot of labels in … Continue reading What do I want to be called?
Death
I realize that's not the most inspiring title; that's just want I'm thinking about right now and have been for quite a while. Last week, while I was experiencing a small version of my blog post going "viral," I learned that a friend of mine had died. I use that word a little tentatively since … Continue reading Death
No Half Measures 