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6. The Pregnancy Test

I had 7 negative pregnancy tests in a row during my time on Accutane (February-August). I took my birth control religiously and we were extremely careful. I was so sure there was nothing to worry about when I missed my period in July that I didn’t even mention it to Mason until a week later.Continue reading “6. The Pregnancy Test”

4. Pregnancy and childbirth

I have an amazing 2 year old daughter named Charlotte. She’s beautiful, articulate, curious, loving, opinionated, and so funny. She makes us laugh every single day. I learned I was pregnant with Charlotte on April 11, 2017 when I was about 6 weeks along. I started to journal that week and kept track of mostContinue reading “4. Pregnancy and childbirth”

3. How did we get here?

A question I ask myself every single day. I began to journal when all of this got complicated as a way of recording and remembering important medical information, symptoms, blood levels, etc. But looking back now, it’s a fascinating and heartbreaking road map to where we are today. And yet, there are so many questionsContinue reading “3. How did we get here?”

2. My Cancer Diagnosis

So let me tell you what I know about my cancer. I’ve researched this diagnosis for months, spoken with two teams of oncologists from two universities, received reports from 4 different pathologists, and I still have many questions. Most of the statistics I will mention have come from the American Cancer Society, or other scholarlyContinue reading “2. My Cancer Diagnosis”

1. Possibly the strangest few months of my life so far…

Hmm – how shall I begin this story? I’ve had so many thoughts and emotions about everything that has happened over the past few months that now it is difficult to put things in a clear and concise order. So I guess I will have to follow the advice my mother always gave me whenContinue reading “1. Possibly the strangest few months of my life so far…”