IT’S MY CANCERVERSARY and I’LL [CRY, LAUGH, CELEBRATE, FREAK OUT] IF I WANT TO…

We're all blessed with milestones- occasions that come around each year that you either dread or celebrate, or perhaps both. The most common -- birthdays -- are universal and completely out of our control, but you never forget your birthday (even if everyone else does). Anniversaries, in the most common form, are the day you [...]

FRIENDSGIVING

Looking back to when I didn’t have any family in Seattle, my close friends and I would get together and have a “Friendsgiving” event. Fast forward 10 years later and we managed to continue our “Friendsgiving” tradition to include more friends as well as our loved ones. This is great because there is so much [...]

ON BEING THANKFUL

Gobble...Gobble I have a great deal to be thankful for - overcoming cancer! I'm also grateful for having the best support system, great doctors, and awesome healing abilities. I'm especially thankful for my dear friends, family, and everyone who has sent me prayers, love, and support. Thank you, cam

A GUEST BLOG #2

My dear friend Melanie who I’ve known since the 5th grade has been there by my side to lesson my burden and help me carry this load. I love her and I’m happy to have her as my guest blog for the month. A Blessing in Disguise I think cancer is everyone’s greatest fear, they [...]

A GUEST BLOG #1

I’m delighted to introduce my sister Diane Salas as a guest blogger. She has been with me since the very beginning of this journey and I’m very thankful for her strength and compassion in keeping things together when things for me seem to fall apart. Spirituality I can still recall the night I was told [...]

1st FUNDRAISER

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. Many thanks to everyone who came out and made this such a successful and memorable event. It truly means a lot to me and I’m extremely grateful for this outpouring of support. A special thanks goes out to all of our generous donors: 22 Doors, Pan [...]

SURPRISE!!!

I had the biggest surprise this morning! My dear friends Stephy (San Francisco), Rachel (Hawaii), and Erlene (Washington, D.C), all flew in to spend some quality time with me. It’s such an amazing feeling to know how much your friends care and love you. I’m so grateful to have amazing and supportive people in my [...]

WITH LOVE, FROM GERMANY

It’s been a week since my surgery and I’m recovering quite well. I’ve been able to catch up on Storage Wars and Game of Thrones. My eating habits are a lot better and I’m walking around a lot more. Best part of today was that my dear brother Carlo, awesome sister-in-law Darlene, and beautiful niece [...]

GIRL POWER

I want to start off by thanking my dearest friends for being there every step of the way. From helping create the website, to planning events, and helping me to get up to walk around. Day one of recovery has been quite painful. My incision hurts more than the first surgery. I have the worst [...]