The beginning of The BEAUTY in the UGLY

Once I was diagnosed, my Doctors and I came up with my medical plan: First, surgery to remove the tumor and to biopsy my lymph nodes. I...

I made a lot of little entries during my 5 days in Los Angeles. The entries were just brief illustrations of my days so that I can...

"Thursday July 22, 2021: Had my echocardiogram which was a piece of cake. The surgery for the port implant was good. But boy does this...

"Monday July 26, 2021: The day is here. My first Chemo session. It’s 8:45am, I am sitting in the waiting room all checked in. A little...

"Friday August 13, 2021: Went to the doctor to try on some wigs. They were so awful I was just hysterically laughing, and the nurse looks...

"Tuesday August 24, 2021: The problem is, and like everything in life, people only see the good days. People see you before and after...

"Tuesday September 7, 2021: Here for my second to last chemo. It’s a weird mind game going somewhere to get tortured. It sucks. This is...

"Monday October 4, 2021: I’m finally coming out of all this but with some residuals. My energy is still pretty low. I don’t eat much....

"October 21, 2021: I start radiation today. Nervous but I’ve got this! October 24, 2021: My niece was just born at 3:10am 5lbs 7oz and...

"December 7, 2021: It’s been so long since I have journaled. My skin is really affected from the radiation and the dark pieces are all...

"February 4, 2022: It’s been a while since I wrote. I will be honest I’ve been struggling with my mental health quite a bit recently....

These blogs are raw, real, and unedited. Looking back at them brings up so many emotions, memories, and thoughts. First and foremost, I...