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 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 24: My Twin Sister’s Second Infusion of T-DM1 / Kadcyla at Mayo Clinic

Here is my sister all ready to go into her second infusion of TDM1 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN!

This blog post is the 24th 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 24: My Twin Sister’s Second Infusion of T-DM1 / Kadcyla at Mayo Clinic

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 21: My Twin Sister is One Month Into Surgical Recovery & Is Headed Into More Chemotherapy (amid the global outbreak of COVID19)

My twin sister and her 14-year-old black lab, Bailey, recovering at home!

This blog post is the 21st 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 21: My Twin Sister is One Month Into Surgical Recovery & Is Headed Into More Chemotherapy (amid the global outbreak of COVID19)

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 18: My Twin Sister is Done With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy!

My twin sister finished her sixth and final round of neoadjuvant chemotherapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester yesterday!

This blog post is the eighteenth 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 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… Continue reading My Breast Cancer Journey Part 18: My Twin Sister is Done With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy!

My Breast Cancer Journey Part 16: I’m a Month Into Surgical Recovery & My Twin Sister is Halfway Done With Chemotherapy!

Here we are at Mayo Clinic for my twin sister's third of six chemotherapy infusions! We wore festive hats because her infusion was on December 20th, right before Christmas!

This blog post is the sixteenth 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 16: I’m a Month Into Surgical Recovery & My Twin Sister is Halfway Done With Chemotherapy!