This morning I captured this gorgeous pink sunrise on the way to school. It felt like the sky was meant to be pink on this last day of October.
I have so many thoughts tonight as I head to bed, as I think about my first October as a breast cancer patient.
First, I’m so grateful to be here. I’m so grateful I had the best cancer team on my side at OSU. Since the first day I met them, I felt special and heard and that they cared specifically for me and my circumstances.
Seeing so much pink makes me proud that awareness has been spread and so many more women know their own body. Even 20 years ago self checks weren’t happening, and so many cases were caught later.
Do I wish so many of these companies advertising pink products would just take out those awful ingredients in our food and personal care products? Of course..but that’s a problem for another day. Just being intentional and reading labels makes me feel like a stronger mom who is protecting the health of all my babies.
I felt a little less alone this month. Reading others’ stories, talking to others that have walked this road have allowed me to see that a bright and full future is possible.
And goodness gracious my people have shown up for me in ways I could have never imagined this year. My incredible mom, my sister, my dad, my brother, Michael’s family, and some dear friends and coworkers and our Berlin community.
If you have walked any piece of this with me, thank you! Thanks for allowing me to rest, for checking in with texts and calls, for allowing me to complain without judgement, for amazing food, and for holding and rocking babies and playing with big kids.
To my rock- Michael. You have proven “in sickness and in health” time and time again. We are a great team and I’m so thankful for our beautiful life. I love being mama to our four kids and watching them grow and learn is the greatest joy imaginable. We are blessed.
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