Fennewald's Fighters

Fennewald's Fighters Fighting for a cancer-free world where treatment is affordable for all.

I'm honored to read my story of Flying Free on Sunday, August 3. Please see the link below to attend this amazing event...
07/23/2025

I'm honored to read my story of Flying Free on Sunday, August 3. Please see the link below to attend this amazing event, celebrating the stories we all have to share and the space we all deserve to take. https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/live-storytelling

So proud to share my story of reclaiming my breast cancer story ❤️
07/19/2025

So proud to share my story of reclaiming my breast cancer story ❤️

Let's talk hot flashes. I have 50 severe ones daily while on Veozah, a medication developed specifically for hot flashe...
07/12/2025

Let's talk hot flashes. I have 50 severe ones daily while on Veozah, a medication developed specifically for hot flashes (and one of the first of its kind). Not only can they be drenching as this one was, they can be embarrassing, painful, and more. They can be disruptive. They can interfere with sleep. They can interfere with daily activities. With work. With relationships. With quality of life. And when you're a hormone positive breast cancer thriver, the can feel never-ending. Let's talk about hot flashes for what they really are: more than a hot flash.

Every late June since being diagnosed with breast cancer, I've had to have a mammogram and ultrasound followed by a bre...
06/24/2025

Every late June since being diagnosed with breast cancer, I've had to have a mammogram and ultrasound followed by a breast MRI 6 months later. Today, I was once again at our diagnostic imaging center. This time, however, I didn't have to have a mammogram. It's another reminder of how happy I am to be flat and free now. I walked past that mammogram road, thankful for the lives they save, but also thankful to never go near one again.

EXCITING NEWS! Join the Breast Buddies Book Clubs on Thursday, May 22 at 7 pm CST for a very special chat with authors w...
05/05/2025

EXCITING NEWS! Join the Breast Buddies Book Clubs on Thursday, May 22 at 7 pm CST for a very special chat with authors who've also been diagnosed with breast cancer. Come chat books, storytelling, and enjoy this amazing community together! Please RSVP by May 20 to join in on this special event. This event is open to any diagnosed with breast cancer (even if they aren't a member of the Breast Buddies Book Club, so please share & invite your Breast Buddies)!

PS- Some of our amazing authors are donating their books for a giveaway! You must RSVP and attend the virtual event to be eligible to win!

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/oEmtY2n73YTvZ5kF6

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This week, I will meet with my oncologist to discuss my worsening menopause symptoms as a result of my breast cancer tre...
04/27/2025

This week, I will meet with my oncologist to discuss my worsening menopause symptoms as a result of my breast cancer treatment.

In the four years since being diagnosed and entering treatment, my body is no longer recognizable to me. I’ve accepted each new side effect as a necessity of life. I hate that I have to constantly advocate for myself in the medical world. It’s exhausting. It’s like preparing for battle every single office visit. So, I often skip advocating and wish for the appointment to pass.

Sometimes, I have spoken up. I have mentioned my worsening symptoms, but I’ve been met with appointments that last less than four minutes, by doctors who do not know what to do so they dismiss it, by endless needles, and by no new treatment options.

Last month, I decided to take my doctor’s advice and try low dose Effexor for my severe (over 50 a day) hot flashes. This was my third form of non-hormonal medication to try after having no success with Veozah and Gabapentin. Not only did I not experience relief, but I became very ill. When I spoke up, I was told that it probably wasn’t the medication despite it being a known side effect. I felt trapped in these side effects with no treatment options. To be trapped in pain is excruciating.

Today, I share the parts of treatment that wear on me. The pain that traps me. The over 50 daily hot flashes. I can’t sleep. I can’t even take showers without feeling like passing out. The Carpal Tunnel and surgery. The osteoporosis. The Zometa infusions for it. The significant hair loss. The DeQuervain’s. The impending surgery for it. The brain fog. The lack of treatment options. The lack of doctors willing to touch someone with young hormone positive breast cancer.

I will try advocating again for myself this week, but I also share for those who experience pain that they feel trapped in - you are not alone. Your voice matters. The more we share, the more we can change the way treatment is done. The more we can educate doctors on hormones.

I was so inspired by the b**b gear at the that I decided to make my own b**b pjs. Now that I'm a , I have more b**b...
04/01/2025

I was so inspired by the b**b gear at the that I decided to make my own b**b pjs. Now that I'm a , I have more b**b gear than ever. Ha! Loving the and spreading breast awareness.

Drum roll, please! The Breast Buddies Book Clubs want to announce the name of our next books AND our author chat on Thur...
03/30/2025

Drum roll, please! The Breast Buddies Book Clubs want to announce the name of our next books AND our author chat on Thursday, May 22 at 7 pm CST (5pm PST/8pm EST)! A RSVP will be coming soon, but please mark your calendars for a chance to chat with some amazing authors who are are also breast cancer survivors/thrivers.

Join us in celebrating our two year anniversary by reading a “Breast Buddy Book” (a book written by a breast cancer thriver). Choose from any book written by a breast cancer thriver/survivor. We will feature the following (who will join us on our author chat/panel):
-Sara Machnik (saralou.writes), Crash & Bloom
-Christy Fennewald (), A Year in the Life of Cancer
-Charron Walker (), My Purpose God’s Plan
-Neosho Ponder, God’s Got Jokes
-Marcella Powell (), Roar
-Cara Sapida (), Not the Breast Year of My Life
-Heather Tracy (), Only a Chapter
-Molly Gaynor(), Live Your Breast Life
-YOUR CHOICE!

We hope you can join us! In the meantime, we hope you are as excited as we are to announce our next reading (to start on Friday, April 25)!
Read more here:
https://bit.ly/breastbuddiesauthors,
Not a member of The Breast Buddies? Join here: bit.ly/intmt, bitl.ly/posttmt

All good weekends must come to an end. I had a blast meeting in the flesh for the first time! To be surrounded by thri...
03/24/2025

All good weekends must come to an end. I had a blast meeting in the flesh for the first time! To be surrounded by thrivers, survivors, and more for an entire weekend was what I needed. I can't wait for the next one! Check out the Breast Buddies Books Clubs and our author chat on 5/22 at 7 pm CST!

Join and I for a session in art and story at Healing Through Stories at the today!
03/22/2025

Join and I for a session in art and story at Healing Through Stories at the today!

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