January 5, 2011 I spent 7 plus hours under the knife at Johns Hopkins Hospital to remove Stage 3 thyroid cancer throughout my neck.
After 10 Years I am STILL a Cancer WARRIOR GODDESS!
Tag: Thyroid Cancer
9 Years – Post Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
9 years. Nearly a decade. That is how long it has been since I learned that I was joining a “club” of thousands. The one with people diagnosed with metastatic thyroid cancer – papillary form.
Anniversary #8 – My Journey with Thyroid Cancer
8 years. That is how long it has been since I heard the diagnosis that I had Stage 3 thyroid cancer and received a total thyroidectomy with neck dissection. Over 80 nodes removed from my thyroid and neck – with 1/3 or more of them to be found riddled with papillary cancer. Thankfully, I…
Lucky 7 – Life after a thyroid cancer diagnosis
Lucky 7. This really is a number that resonates with me through my thyroid cancer journey. If you are interested in the “whole saga” here is a link.
Why is the number 7 significant? Let me explain…
Six Years Later
I am a lucky person. Very. Rarely a week goes by that you don’t hear about someone being diagnosed with cancer and about others’ who don’t survive. But, I was. And, I did. That makes me a very lucky person and I don’t take being a survivor for granted. Ever. Now I know I had…
My annual reminder that I survived cancer
Every year I go on my annual trek to Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) to undergo a few assorted tests and visit with one of my Top Docs. As you may know, JHH is known for Top Docs across many specialities, mine happen to focus on “matters of the neck and thyroid”. This annual “date” with Top Doc is important, albeit nerve -wracking. I tend to use this time to reflect, write and educate – about Thyroid cancer navigating the world as a cancer patient.
TWO YEARS LATER… My journey with Thyroid Cancer
It has been two years since I went “under the knife” and started my battle as a cancer warrior goddess against Thyroid Cancer. I didn’t intend to do an annual update blog, but considering that several of my friends are now members of the cancer club, been diagnosed with thyroid disease or are enduring other…
REMISSION
REMISSION – To a cancer patient this is a word that makes your heart sing and your feet want to dance. Almost two years ago to the day of my writing this blog I had the news that no one likes to get.. “Your test results show that you have cancer.” If you read this…
January is Check the Neck Month
Happy January everyone! This week is the anniversary of when my thyroid and I “divorced”. We parted ways in a surgical room at Johns Hopkins. Although it was a bitter divorce I am glad that I walked away from my experience healthier, wiser and more appreciative of the family and friends who helped play the…
