My Breast Cancer Journey Part 44: My Twin Sister’s 36-Week Pregnant Breast Biopsy is “All Clear!” & Baby Harold Robert is Almost Here!

This blog post is the 44th 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 44: My Twin Sister’s 36-Week Pregnant Breast Biopsy is “All Clear!” & Baby Harold Robert is Almost Here!

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 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

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 22: My Twin Sister’s First Infusion of T-DM1 at Mayo Clinic (Breast cancer chemotherapy-lite)

Here is my twin sister with her husband all ready to go into her first infusion of TDM1 at Mayo Clinic Rochester!!

This blog post is the 22nd in a series about my (and my twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. The 1st post is about my first mammogram ever; the 2nd post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the 3rd post is about my stereotactic core biopsy at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the 4th post is… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 22: My Twin Sister’s First Infusion of T-DM1 at Mayo Clinic (Breast cancer chemotherapy-lite)

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 13: Foobs, Photo Shoots & Nipple Tattoos (My Plastic / Reconstructive Surgery Plan)

In addition to posing with the Mayo Brothers this time, we posed with Mother M. Alfred Moes and Dr. William Mayo, the Mayo Patriarch, positioned across the plaza from the brothers!

This blog post is the thirteenth in a series about my (and now, my twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began when we were 30 years old in July 2019. The first post is about my first mammogram ever; the second post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the third post is about my stereotactic core biopsy at… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 13: Foobs, Photo Shoots & Nipple Tattoos (My Plastic / Reconstructive Surgery Plan)

Sciatica Solutions: Prayer, Chiropractic Care, Foam Rollers, and More

Last May, I got married. A week before my wedding, I was struck with crippling pain from my left hip / glute muscle down through my hamstring in my left leg that made it hard to walk, sit, or stand. As an active 20something who works out 2-3x / week and appreciates having the ability… Continue reading Sciatica Solutions: Prayer, Chiropractic Care, Foam Rollers, and More

Why Lectio Divina is Awesome

This post has been written as a part of ChicagoNow’s “Blogapalooz-Hour: Volume XXXII.” A flood of posts are going live tonight at 10 p.m. sharp from a number of ChicagoNow bloggers because a “Blogapalooz-Hour” is a blitz to publish a post in 60 minutes or less, so here is my response to the following prompt… Continue reading Why Lectio Divina is Awesome

UPDATE: Passion 2013: Live from Atlanta Jan. 1-4

At the conclusion of the 2013 Passion Conference, 60,000 college-aged students from around the world had raised over $3 million to combat human trafficking worldwide. Pastors and speakers Louie Giglio, Francis Chan, Beth Moore, Judah Smith, John Piper, and International Justice Mission President Gary Haughen gave messages at the conference’s main sessions, and worship was… Continue reading UPDATE: Passion 2013: Live from Atlanta Jan. 1-4