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I got three tattoos this year and I didn't choose a single one of them.

Not the fun kind. Not the "I've always wanted this" kind. These three were part of my external beam radiation treatment for stage three cervical cancer, and I didn't even know they were coming until the day they showed up.

If ...

I started chemo the week of Christmas.

Not the week after. Not "let's ease into the new year." The actual week of Christmas. There was no time to sit with it, no time to research alternatives, no time to even really feel scared yet. I was handed a pile of pamphlets, told treatment needed to start w...

I Almost Said No to a Treatment That Could Save My Life

I’m going to be really honest here.

There was a moment where I nearly walked away from brachytherapy. Not because my doctors told me not to do it. Not because it wasn’t recommended. But because I was terrified.

Not logical fear. Not evidence...