I Am Cancer Free

In spite of the global pandemic, things are looking up around here! The sun is shining, the sandhill cranes and robins have returned, and the best news of all - I am cancer free!

I am three weeks out from my double mastectomy and reconstruction surgery and feel fantastic. HUGE shout out to my surgeons @drannepeled and @peledmigraine the amazing husband + wife duo who are shifting the paradigm for women’s health and breast cancer. I will forever be grateful for their expertise and good care.

I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again - it’s not lost on me that I have been blessed with the best worst case scenario with my cancer. I’ve been learning all I can and am spending time as I shelter-in-place exploring ways to share what I’ve learned. I am open to all suggestions - please email me and let me know what you’re curious about.

It may seem like everything is out of control right now, and in many ways it is, but what I’ve witnessed and experienced first hand these past three weeks is nothing short of amazing. My surgery happened in San Francisco, the morning the city was ordered to quarantine. I witnessed health care personnel respond thoughtfully and with grace as they gave me the very best possible care. I have watched the Bay Area communities and now Bozeman respond quickly to the quarantine by taking care of their families and reaching out to support those in real need. I’ve had friends and strangers alike reach out to me here and check in on me, which has been wonderful and deeply appreciated. In other words, the silver lining of this pandemic for me has been witnessing and experiencing the best of humanity, along side the worst. So I leave you with a quote from the Clarity & Conviction call I was on this morning hosted by @klumconsulting It may not be eloquent, but it really sums things up for me: ‘Even in the shittiest of shit, there is good shit.’