The Journey
All 70 entries in the order April wrote them, from her first post in June 2016 to her last in June 2024.
201614 entries
My Story
On April 11, 2016 I celebrated my 35th birthday. On that day I was a wife of eight years to Trevor and a mother to 5 year old Quinn and 2 year…
Life goes on
Big week in my house this week! I am now the proud mama of a Pre-K graduate!! I’ve always celebrated everything so the mini graduation party we had after her ceremony was…
Ugh
I am doing a good job at putting on a brave face most of the time. Many days I am able to push this awful new reality of mine to the back…
Treatment Cycle #3
I had my fourth appointment and third treatment at Dana Farber a couple of days ago. My oncologist was unavailable so I saw her RN so there was really not much news.…
Something good?
One week ago, I decided to join the Jimmy Fund walk to benefit cancer research and Dana Farber. I went back and forth on whether I wanted to announce that I was…
Cycle#4
This past Tuesday was my 5th appointment at Dana Farber and my 4th treatment cycle. No news is good news I guess!! Everything still looks good, the NP who did my exam…
Cabral’s Crusaders
When I started this team for the upcoming Jimmy Fund walk last month, I did not expect much to come of it. I thought this was going to be our trial run…
Stability
I had my first set of scans since my diagnosis on Monday. What a long day! We got into Boston around 7:45 and did not leave until 6:40 at night! I was…
FIGHT LIKE HELL IT IS
“We have two options, medically and emotionally: GIVE UP OR FIGHT LIKE HELL”-Lance Armstrong FIGHT LIKE HELL IT IS!! I cannot and will not give up this fight. I walked this past…
October- Think Before you PINK
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast Cancer has become synonymous with pink ribbons and the color pink in general. Companies have made millions of dollars off of these pink items claiming…
Cycle #6
Yesterday was my monthly appointment at Dana Farber. My first appointment was at 7:00 so we decided it was better for me to go in alone and have Trevor get the kids…
One Week in Disney
We recently returned from our week long trip to Disney. A full week of park hopping, character dining and the Halloween Party. I am exhausted! It was a great trip filled with…
Thankful
This morning was my monthly “maintenance” appointment. Cycle 7! I cannot believe how quickly the time is flying by. I feel like my whole life is timed on these monthly appointments and…
Cycle #8 and 2 AM thoughts
When I first received my diagnosis naturally I turned to the internet and doctor google for as much information as I could find. Through my research I came across a woman named…
20179 entries
Dancing with stability
This girl is still STABLE!!! My latest set of scans were this past Wednesday and boy was it a LONG day. We left our house at 5:45, arrived in Boston at 8:15,…
Save the Date!!
We are in the process of planning the first annual Cabral’s Crusaders fundraiser! All proceeds will be applied to our walk team for the 2017 Jimmy Fund Walk. This years event will…
SICK
When I first received my diagnosis I was originally Stage 2B. A few days later on a Friday morning, was when I learned that I was Stage 4. When the doctor entered…
Cancer-versary
On Patriot’s Day 2016, a naïve me, went to the hospital for what I thought was going to be a routine mammogram only to be told that the results were “very concerning”…
Whirlwind Weeks
The past couple of weeks have been a complete whirlwind of so many high points and I truly admit that sometimes I forget that I have cancer. The 1st annual Cabral’s Crusaders…
From the infusion room
I write this post today from my chair in the infusion room at Dana Farber. It is almost 11:30 am and so far today I have already gotten up and ready, woke…
Summers end
I have always felt like the end of summer/start of fall as a “new year”. In large part because everyone is going back to school and summer vacations are over and it…
2017 Jimmy Fund Walk
Recently Quinn started the first grade. For days (maybe even weeks) before the first day of school Trevor and I causally started talking about going back to school. New teacher, new class,…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you have a wonderful day surrounded by people that you love and who love you! I am…
201810 entries
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! We kicked off this new year with a 10 1/2 hour day at Dana Farber last week complete with scans, waiting and good news. My cancer continues to…
Maintenance
Most women my age have their “monthly maintenance” routines. Hair, nails, facials, maybe some botox. Well while I try to do some of those things as well…..but also do not have the…
2018 Fundraiser
Hi Everyone, The 2018 2nd Annual Cabral’s Crusaders fundraiser is 4 short weeks away!! EEK!!! If you haven’t already, please purchase your tickets via this blog under the Menu tab! We have…
What a B**ch
No not ME! Cancer. Cancer is the worst Bch there is. It sucker punches you when you least expect it. A couple of months ago I started having a strange pain in…
Peace, Love and Gratitude
When Trevor and I got married 10 years ago (more on that in a minute), someone told me to take a step back at our wedding and take a moment to look…
Fun, Sun and a Tumor Removal
A lot can happen in a week! One week ago today, Trevor and I jetted off to the Bahamas for a few days to celebrate our anniversary. We booked this trip a…
Battle Wounds
Often times people refer to the scars on their bodies as their “battle wounds”. I have a small scar on the back of my ankle from falling off of my bike as…
2018 Jimmy Fund Walk
I haven’t posted for a while and there are many reasons for that. The most important bring that I really focused this summer on spending quality time with Trevor and the kids…
Walking Together- One Foot in Front of the Other
One of the things that keeps me up at night and brings tears to my eyes every time i think about it (even now as I type this) is the thought of…
Blessings….sometimes in disguise.
I wanted to just take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Many people take a holiday like the one tomorrow to look at what they are thankful for in…
201910 entries
2019; Go F**k Yourself
I started to write a blog post on NY Eve that was titled 2019: Bring it On. Well I was pretty sick on NY Eve and never finished the post. As you…
Moving on…….
After a rough January, I was happy in the past couple of weeks to start feeling much better, even great. Two years and nine months ago, I received the initial diagnosis of…
“Strength is what we gain from the madness we survive.”
As you all know, we found out that my cancer has spread to my liver almost one month ago. As a result of this it was decided that I would enter into…
A Fragile Flower
Yesterday I received a port. Right in my chest. Something that will allow the meds to be given since i have week veins. For whatever reason I cannot get over this. It…
Living in the Now
A couple of weeks ago I attended a Metastatic Breast Cancer conference in Philadelphia. Thankfully, Sarah joined me. If she hadn’t I probably would have spent the entire weekend in my hotel…
30%
30% can mean so many different things. 30% off on something is a great sale! 30% increase in some things could be a big deal. In my case a 30% reduction is…
Where I Live
It has been about four months since my last blog. I think about blog posts often and what i would like to share with whomever is reading this but have found this…
Cancer Land
I am writing this post today from my infusion chair at Dana Farber. I realize that I have not posted much often and the only excuse that i have is life…. life…
One Cell with a Suit of Armor
Is all it takes……one sneaky little cell. I have been on my current clinical trial since the end of February which involved a pill, shots and an immunotherapy infusion. Well the time…
Christmas Wishes
Starting off with the positive; we had an amazing trip to Aruba. It was the perfect trip and I felt better than I have in a really long time. We were able…
20208 entries
It Is What It Is
I find myself saying this a lot lately “It is what is is”. I also heard another cancer fighter say the same thing today and it pissed me off. This is where…
Chemo and the Corona Virus
I started my new Chemo regimen on February 19th. Accompanied by my friend Lauren, we started our day at DFCI around 11 and did not leave until close to 7 pm. Very…
So much time, so many thoughts…….
First and foremost, I hope that everyone is staying healthy, safe and somewhat sane during this crazy time. I also want to thank all of the people who are battling this virus…
It’s OK…..to not be OK
I’m fine. Doing great. Being diagnosed with terminal cancer you have no choice but to stay positive and tell yourself (and everyone else) that you are fine b/c honestly what good does…
HI there
I just noticed that I haven’t posted here in a couple of months. Oops! You would think that being stuck in the house and in quarantine that one would have all the…
Living Life……six weeks at a time
For the past four years I have tried to keep my cancer in the back of my life. Trying to remind myself that it is just something I have to deal with…
What A Week
This past week has been crazy in so many ways. We experienced a crazy election, a new WOMAN Vice President (all politics aside this was amazing to watch with my daughter), had…
2020…….
“What was the most important thing you did this past year?” “SURVIVE!” I came across this saying a couple of years ago and had posted it on my social media at the…
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New Year, Same Fight
Shortly after I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer, my friend Kristin put me in contact with a woman that she had grown up with who had also been recently diagnosed. Sarah…
Still here…….
On April 16, 2016, I walked into Charlton Memorial hospital for a mammogram. Five days after my 35th birthday. I had a 5 year old who I had just taken for her…
The Truth, My Truth
The truth is this whole life with cancer is a nightmare. Everyday there is something new to deal with. Everyday that I wake up, while thankful for another day, I pray and…
The fun never ends in Cancerland
The summer is winding down and it sure has been a whirlwind. Between a super rainy July and never ending dealings with cancer, I feel like the summer flew by for the…
An Epic Fail
Doxil was supposed to be my shining star of a medication. It was supposed to be the introduction to IV chemo that I needed to halt this cancers growth and maybe shrink…
Imagine
Imagine living everyday wondering if every little ache and pain is normal or cancer. - My cancer riddled body is full of aches and pains. Some new, some old. Some from my…
20226 entries
The Tough Stuff
For the past 5 years and 9 months, I have put my best foot forward when it comes to my cancer “battle”. I put battle in quotations because in a battle there…
2,190 …………………..
When I look at the number above, at first glance it does not seem like much, but when I truly think about this number it seems huge. I have now been living…
Life as I know it………
Life as I know it is about to change drastically. I found out this past Monday that my current treatment is no longer working and that un a couple of weeks I…
The Highs and Lows that Ebb and Flow
I went to my last post from May 13th and re-read it. It’s funny b/c this is my life, I live it daily; I experience all of the feelings and sometimes on…
What is Life?
“How can you enjoy life if you spend every minute fearing the end of it?” This sentence was in a book I just started reading and I felt that it was the…
Walking a Tight Rope
Lately in my dreams and even in my day dreams, I see myself often walking on a tight rope. I think this is a great way to describe how I feel about…
20236 entries
2023
Happy New Year! I hope that this new year brings health and happiness to all those that I love. This year is a sad one for me. It will most likely be…
Rollercoaster Ride
Since January my life has been a crazy rollercoaster ride in so many aspects. On the home front everyone is doing well. The kids are now fully aware of how dire and…
Life with Cancer ……..sucks
Many people do not know this but last September my oncologist told me that I most likely had less than a year to live. None of the medicines had worked on me…
Ok, I’ve got a messed up Brain!
I have always had a strong brain. I am not the smartest person you will meet but I will claim that I always have known how to make things work. How to…
a Weird Time
Right now in this cancer journey it is a weird time. I feel weird. I do not feel like myself. I feel like I do not look like myself. I can’t drive…
Feeling Thankful …….
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope that everyone takes a moment to look at their lives and be thankful for the good in them. It is hard to believe, but take it…
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