This blog post is the fifth in a series about my 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; and… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 5: My DCIS Diagnosis at Mayo Clinic and Surgery Timeline (oh, and my twin sister might have breast cancer, too)
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My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 4: My DCIS Diagnosis
This blog post is the fourth in a series about my 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; and the third post is about my stereotactic core biopsy at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic. To keep tabs on new posts, sign… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 4: My DCIS Diagnosis
My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 3: Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy at Mayo Clinic
This blog post is the third in a series about my preventative breast cancer screening journey that began in July 2019. The first post is about my first mammogram ever and the second post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic. To keep tabs on new posts, sign up for the “A Daily Miracle” email list at this link. I posted about… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 3: Stereotactic Core Needle Biopsy at Mayo Clinic
My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 2: Mayo Clinic, BRCA & Biopsies
This blog post is the second in a series about my preventative breast cancer screening journey that began in July 2019. The first post is about my first mammogram ever and this second post is about my consultation at Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic. To keep tabs on new posts, sign up for the “A Daily Miracle” email list at this link. I posted about… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Screening Journey Part 2: Mayo Clinic, BRCA & Biopsies
Top 7 Songs I Listen to When I’m Stressed Out: Hillsong, Strahan, United Pursuit, Josh Garrels, Bethel Music & Chris Steinke
Bethel Music (Amanda Cook): You Make Me Brave “You make me brave, you make me brave You call me out beyond the shore into the waves You make me brave, you make me brave No fear can hinder now the love that made a way You make me brave, you make me brave You call me… Continue reading Top 7 Songs I Listen to When I’m Stressed Out: Hillsong, Strahan, United Pursuit, Josh Garrels, Bethel Music & Chris Steinke
My Breast Cancer Screening Journey (So Far)
To keep tabs on new posts, sign up for the “A Daily Miracle” email list at this link. I’m 30 years old. My mother was diagnosed with DCIS–an early form of breast cancer contained within a milk duct–at age 40. My maternal grandmother died of ovarian cancer at 50. My maternal great-grandmother passed away from breast… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Screening Journey (So Far)
How to Help Refugees in DuPage County (and beyond)
My husband and I attempted to attend World Relief DuPage/Aurora’s “Refugee and Immigration Advocacy Night” at Compass Church in Wheaton this evening, but couldn’t find a parking spot. After circling the building for 15 minutes, we decided to turn around and go home knowing we could get the full scoop of the event from Twitter and Bloomingdale Church friends… Continue reading How to Help Refugees in DuPage County (and beyond)
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
Why Jesus is Beautiful to Me (in the words of Christian music artists)
This post has been written as a belated part of ChicagoNow’s “Blogapalooz-Hour: Volume XXX.” A flood of posts went live last night at 10 p.m. sharp, as a “Blogapalooz-Hour” is a blitz to publish a post in 60 minutes or less, but I am a little late to the party. The reason I’m contributing a… Continue reading Why Jesus is Beautiful to Me (in the words of Christian music artists)
Wheaton College’s Journalism Certificate Program: #kindofabigdeal
This is a spontaneous blog post to brag shamelessly about how amazing Wheaton College’s journalism certificate program students are. Professor Tim Morgan and I just wrapped up another round of end-of-semester conferences with our students, and I’m so happy I could cry. Over the past 15 months, not only have our journalism students written hundreds… Continue reading Wheaton College’s Journalism Certificate Program: #kindofabigdeal