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I’m struggling to find adequate words to describe how much of a rollercoaster each day has been. I’ve been told that once treatment...

Starting treatment was nerve-wracking. We walked into it with brave faces, holding on to hope and prayers that the side effects would be...

Ignorance is bliss. I used to take for granted how little I knew about cancer—about treatment options, drug approvals, survival rates. I...

None of these blogs have been easy to write, but this one feels particularly difficult because I don’t think words could ever fully...

It started with a rough night. 3 a.m., Wednesday morning.  Kara wakes up singing " TV6 Cares for You! " I tell her it’s too early to wake...

We made it. Our annual trip to Siesta Key felt impossible this year with everything going on—doctor visits, scheduling treatments, just...

If I’m being completely honest, I’ve always despised cancer t-shirts. That’s not to disrespect the millions of people who have made...

I’ve always looked at Kara with a sense of wonder. She has a light about her that’s hard to put into words, a presence that feels almost...

I’ve been thinking a lot about hope and where it comes from. There’s this visual that keeps replaying in my mind as we’ve been hit with one

Kara LOVES Fridays. And we have some positive news for a change. :)

This week, we’ve kept our circle small. Saying the words out loud makes everything feel all too real, like taking another punch to the gut.

A much needed distraction from the diagnosis, Kara cheers on her Hawkeyes!

I keep trying to train my brain to focus on the positives. Putting it to practice is another story.

The big update for today: we’re postponing her double mastectomy. Kara will have a PET scan on Saturday, and we’ll meet with Dr. Aggarwal on

On 12.13.24 our lives changed in a way that we never expected. Cancer has got to fall into the top three words you never want to hear, but y