My Breast Cancer Journey Part 41: Survivorship, Motherhood, and Bobbie Formula!

Zephaniah Jon Steinke was born to us on November 1, 2021, two years after I was cured of breast cancer!

This blog post is the 41st in a series about my (and twin sister’s) breast cancer journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. In 2019, I also started documenting our younger sister’s breast cancer previvorship journey. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 41: Survivorship, Motherhood, and Bobbie Formula!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 40: Plastic Surgery Graduation, Pregnancy, and Previvorship, Oh My!

Here we are with the best plastic surgeon at Mayo Clinic Rochester!! My twin sister and I "graduated" from regular checkups with her until 2024 because we're doing so great after our double mastectomies with direct-to-implant reconstruction!

This blog post is the 40th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) breast cancer journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. In 2019, I also started documenting our younger sister’s breast cancer previvorship journey. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 40: Plastic Surgery Graduation, Pregnancy, and Previvorship, Oh My!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 39: Babies & Breast Cancer Biopsies, Oh My! (I’m Pregnant & All Clear!)

Here is my husband and me with our baby announcement!

This blog post is the 39th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 39: Babies & Breast Cancer Biopsies, Oh My! (I’m Pregnant & All Clear!)

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 38: My Twin Sister’s Corneal Cysts Are GONE & Her Hip Pain is (Just) Torn Cartilage!

Here goes my twin sister into a MRI tube to take images of her hip which has been hurting her for a month!

This blog post is the 38th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 38: My Twin Sister’s Corneal Cysts Are GONE & Her Hip Pain is (Just) Torn Cartilage!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 37: My Twin Sister is All Done With Chemotherapy & is in REMISSION!!!

Here is the happy couple after defeating breast cancer with 20 chemotherapy infusions totaling 43 hours of infusion / chair time! My twin sister is now in Remission!!!!

This blog post is the 37th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 37: My Twin Sister is All Done With Chemotherapy & is in REMISSION!!!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 36: My Baby Sister is Breast Cancer Free at 26 & My Twin Sister’s 13th T-DM1 Infusion Was Awesome!

Here is my baby sister after conquering her follow-up MRI at Mayo Clinic Rochester! The results of the MRI show she's breast cancer free!!!

This blog post is the 36th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) breast cancer journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. In 2019, I also started documenting our younger sister’s breast cancer previvorship journey. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 36: My Baby Sister is Breast Cancer Free at 26 & My Twin Sister’s 13th T-DM1 Infusion Was Awesome!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 35: My Twin Sister’s 12th T-DM1 Infusion & Oncology Update!

Here is my twin sister and her husband waiting to see her oncologist to talk through the rest of her breast cancer treatment plan!

This blog post is the 35th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 35: My Twin Sister’s 12th T-DM1 Infusion & Oncology Update!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 34: My One Year Survivorship Appointment & My Twin Sister’s 11th T-DM1 Infusion!

Here my twin sister and I are with our husbands, halfway through our appointments for the day at Mayo Clinic in Rochester last Friday! We had side-by-side appointments with our plastic surgeon and then I went to my one-year survivorship meeting at the breast clinic while my twin sister went to her 11th chemotherapy infusion of TDM1!

This blog post is the 34th in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 34: My One Year Survivorship Appointment & My Twin Sister’s 11th T-DM1 Infusion!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 32: My Twin Sister’s 9th Infusion of T-DM1 & Baseline Ovarian Cancer Screening Results (prayers please!)

Here is my twin sister and her husband at Mayo Clinic last week where she had her consultation with a gynecological oncologist in addition to a survivorship consult at the Breast Clinic and her 9th infusion of T-DM1 / Kadcyla!

This blog post is the 32nd in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 32: My Twin Sister’s 9th Infusion of T-DM1 & Baseline Ovarian Cancer Screening Results (prayers please!)

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 31: My Twin Sister’s 8th Infusion of T-DM1 & Baseline Ovarian Cancer Screening

Here is the entire family supporting the American Cancer Society's "Real Men Wear Pink" campaign at a Chris Steinke Facebook Live music event on October 1st! You can support/give to my dad's campaign at this link: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Althoff

This blog post is the 31st in a series about my (and twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. Here is a list of all of the posts written about our journey at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to date. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 31: My Twin Sister’s 8th Infusion of T-DM1 & Baseline Ovarian Cancer Screening