Author Archives: michelle

We moved into our new house yesterday!  Despite hiring movers, it was absolutely exhausting work.  But we’re 70% done unpacking and the house is amazing.  Its super quiet and serene…surrounded by trees with a lovely little view of downtown.  It will be SUCH a nice place to recover and heal.  It’s going to be really … Continue reading »

Hi friends and family.  Lots of good news the last few days.  Most important is we are confirmed for surgery first, then chemotherapy, then radiation.  I can’t tell you how much it helps to have a plan of attack.  Surgery is scheduled for the morning of May 17th at Swedish Hospital. I’ll stay overnight at … Continue reading »

Hi friends & family, Today I’m feeling pretty weary.  I’m sick with another cold and have decided I’m done with this stupid cancer. Wouldn’t that be nice to just be able to walk away from stuff like this?  Anyhoo, I’ll be in better spirits tomorrow I’m sure.  Every day I find a little something that … Continue reading »

My gorgeous friend Bonnie (who lives in Rome and is VERY stylish) put together this “look book” for me when I start treatment.  She even said she’d make me a scarf like the deer one – maybe a kitten or unicorn form?  

Today I have a 6 hour clinic at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. I’m getting my 2nd opinion at SCCA. The nice thing is you meet the doctors and have an exam then the surgeon, oncologist and radiologist all meet together to come up with my treatment plan (instead of meeting with all those doctors at … Continue reading »