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 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 33: My Twin Sister’s 10th T-DM1 Infusion & She Doesn’t Have Ovarian Cancer WOOHOO!

Here is my twin sister with her husband, all smiles after her 10th infusion of T-DM1 / Kadcyla at Mayo Clinic Rochester and after finding out her ovarian cyst is "shrinking / resolving on its own" and is not ovarian cancer / does not require surgery!

This blog post is the 33rd 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 33: My Twin Sister’s 10th T-DM1 Infusion & She Doesn’t Have Ovarian Cancer WOOHOO!

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 29: My Twin Sister’s 6th Infusion of T-DM1 & More Puppy Photos!

Here is my twin sister with her new baby Boston Terrier puppy Gizmo! He welcomes her home now from all of her chemotherapy infusions and trips!

This blog post is the 29th 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 29: My Twin Sister’s 6th Infusion of T-DM1 & More Puppy Photos!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 28: My Twin Sister’s 5th Infusion of T-DM1 & Microcystic Edema Continued

Here is my twin sister sporting her new haircut with her husband on vacation at Madden's in Northern Minnesota before her 5th infusion!! She looks and feels great!!

This blog post is the 28th 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 28: My Twin Sister’s 5th Infusion of T-DM1 & Microcystic Edema Continued

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 26: My Twin Sister’s 4th Infusion of T-DM1 & Microcystic Edema

Here is my twin sister ready to knock out her fourth infusion of TDM1 / Kadcyla at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN! Complete with her beating breast cancer "Team Mayo" tshirt and a quilt made for her by a friend!

This blog post is the 26th 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 26: My Twin Sister’s 4th Infusion of T-DM1 & Microcystic Edema

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 23: My Six Month Breast Cancer Survivorship Consultation at Mayo Clinic

Here my husband and I are, with the Mayo brothers!, in front of the Gonda Building at Mayo Rochester, with one of them wearing their protective mask!

This blog post is the 23rd 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 23: My Six Month Breast Cancer Survivorship Consultation at Mayo Clinic

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 10: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome & the Emergency Room

Grateful for my sister's kick-butt attitude and awesome husband!!

This blog post is the 10th 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 10: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome & the Emergency Room

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 8: My Second DCIS Diagnosis (and more biopsies)

This blog post is the eighth in a series about my (and now, my twin sister’s) preventative breast cancer screening journey that began 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 Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic; the fourth post is… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 8: My Second DCIS Diagnosis (and more biopsies)