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Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor 💝💪

16 Rounds of Chemo 🤍
4 surgeries 💙
2 blood transfusions ❤️
75+ days in hospital 🧡
15 rounds of radiation 💚

I am one of the lucky ones 💖

04/13/2026

A win to celebrate 🎉

I had 2 X-rays today and I was able to actually walk from my car to the. Ray department without my heart racing, weakness, short of breath or without having to stop to rest….

This is a HUGE win for me and something to celebrate! 🎊

04/12/2026

It’s been awhile… 👋

I have never been good at keeping a diary consistently…But I guess everyone is different.

Today has probably been one of the roughest days physically in while. 😭

Side effects from cancer treatment can sometimes feel worse than the cancer itself.

I have developed a rare side effect from my hormone blockers. I have been struggling with it since September and it has progressively gotten worse. 😔

Tenosynovitis of the wrists is probably the most severe pain I have ever felt.

We have exhausted all over the counter options as well as prescriptions. Steroids and prescription pain meds (same I took after my masectomy) are for comfort measures now and it still barely touches the surface of the pain. 💊

Having to get your husband to wash your hair and body and help you dress at 44 years old is humbling and embarrassing.

There has been many tears this weekend.

Hoping and praying that my appointment with the plastic surgeon to get a steroid injected right into the tendons, will be coming soon.

Not sure how long I can keep going like this.

02/28/2026

It’s my time to give back and help a dear friend as she enters the fight of her life.

Kerilynne has been diagnosed with cancer and with every added test they do they seem to find more of it.

Please consider buying a ticket 🎫 or two or three 😂.

If you can’t buy a ticket maybe share my post for others to see 🩵

$2 each or 3 tickets for $5

The draw will be on March 21st.

Contact me for more details!

02/19/2026

The last photo before my diagnosis
A photo of me in the middle of my fight
And now a photo of me surviving

I am grateful I am on the other end of this and I am grateful I get a second chance at life 🩵

02/06/2026

What now?

Chemo is done.
Surgery is done.
Radiation is done.

The oncologist says I am cancer free.

So why don’t I feel overjoyed? Relief?

We don’t talk enough about what happens after.

When all the appointments slow down, the scans come back clear, and everyone assumes you are back to normal.

I will never be pre-cancer Jenn again.

There are three realities for me.

Jenn before cancer….

Jenn in cancer……

Jenn after cancer….

We talk a lot about treatment while we are in it.

The side effects like nausea , hair loss, neuropathy etc.

Infections, scars, a body that is missing pieces….That will never look the same again.

The skin burns, blisters and boils.

But we never talk about the emptiness “After Cancer” or the side effects that happen months or years after treatment.

Medical PTSD is a real thing. Anxiety stays with you long after the cancer is “gone”.

My brain doesn’t shut off, it doesn’t stop.

What really sucks….
People don’t get it.

They see “cancer free” and think the fight is over.

The after part has been the hardest battle I have had to fight.

02/05/2026

Being diagnosed with cancer is hard enough. Trying to navigate all the information, scans, appointments it’s a lot. But there is resources available to help 🩵

02/04/2026

Today is World Camcer Day.

I never wanted to have a relationship with Cancer….

But here we are with a life long journey…

As a survivor I ask:

🩷If you can, give to cancer research
💙Get involved in local cancer programs
🧡If you know someone with this horrible disese, drop off a meal, some cookies, clean their house or run some errands

Remember just because active treatment is done doesn’t mean the effects of cancer and treatments is gone away.

12/31/2025

Notes 📝

Memories…Good or Bad

I have hundreds of Notes like these on my phone 📱

It’s sort of a journal/diary. A quick reminder for talking points with doctors 🥼

Today I am sharing with you.

Remember I said I have a love hate relationship with my chemo pill?!? 💊

The love part is, it is supposed to lengthen my lifespan and hopefully prevent new cancer cells from multiplying. 🩵

The hate part is what it does to my body. The vomitting….The diarrhea…Severe stomach pain anytime I eat even a small amount of food. 🤢

I can’t live this way for the next 5-10 years….

Hopefully I will have more answers and options on January 6.

12/29/2025

I have a love hate relationship with this med

Unfortunately i will be tied to this for 5-10 years.

Verzenio (abemaciclib) is a targeted oral medication, used to treat certain types of breast cancer.

By blocking cell cycle progression, stopping cancer cell growth, and has common side effects including diarrhea, fatigue, neutropenia, and nausea, requiring careful monitoring.

This pill costs $6k a month….Thank God for Brian’s benefits we only pay $3.45!!

This is a life saving Chemo med.

I will take the side effects in stride….

I am stronger than this!

12/20/2025

Not everybody gets the privilege of aging.

Not everyone gets to sit on their porch, in their rocking chairs, holding hands with the love of their life, when they are 80 years old.

Not everyone gets to hold their grandbabies or their fur grandbabies.

You may not be able to see it in the pictures, but I have a lot of gray hair around my face.

Going gray for me is a blessing.

Because of that I will happily embrace it and rock it!

12/19/2025

Pain…

All I felt today was intense pain throughout my entire body.

One of the side effects of the infusion I got on Monday is pain.

Pain in the bones, joints, or muscles can occasionally be severe.

Every inch of my body was screaming at me.

I didn’t get much sleep today but I am staying to feel better.

It’s amazing what our bodies and minds can endure when we have no choice.

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