My Cancer Journey

  • The Waiting Game
    Out of this whole experience with cancer so far, I have to say that the most excruciating part is the WAITING. Not knowing what’s going…
  • Sandy’s Feel Good Music Playlist
    If there’s one thing I know for sure, it is the healing power of music. It can change your mood, your energy, bring back memories…
  • Hypnotherapy
    After my 2nd surgery, I was in a really bad state mentally. I was not OK with what had happened to me, the way I was…
  • OK to not be OK
    As someone who takes great pride in being a light in the world and spreading joy and positivity, it was (and still is) REALLY unsettling…
  • The Second Surgery
    The 2nd Surgery I didn’t know how good I had it the first time around until it came time for my 2nd surgery, and this…
  • February
    My next surgery was scheduled for mid- March, so in February I went for bloodwork and worked with my endocrinologist to get my thyroid medication…
  • Bad News
    A few weeks post-surgery was the scheduled follow-up with my surgeon to review the pathology and determine next steps. I was feeling ridiculously tired ALL…
  • The First Surgery
    Within a month of getting my cancer diagnosis, I was scheduled for surgery – a “left thyroid lobe and isthmus hemithyroidectomy”. The thinking was to…
  • “You have cancer.”
    It was exactly 4 months ago that I heard those words that nobody wants to hear. As someone who is generally pretty healthy (aside from…

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