

Ten Things My Dog Taught Me When The Going Got "Ruff" 🐶💜🤗
Our animal companions teach us how to live our best lives every single day. 🐶💜🤗 Ever since I got cancer and rescued my dog, he has...


Why Me? | Turning Cancer, Scars, and Disabilities Into Victories 🤕👿
It's hard to avoid "Why Me?" thoughts, especially after when the spaghetti sauce hits the fan. After a bit of time passes and we settle...


Singing National Anthem For The First Time Since Tongue Cancer 🇺🇸🎵
I love our country's National Anthem. And ever since my life-changing oral surgery for head and neck cancer, I've been afraid to sing it...


HOW TO TEACH A DOG TO SWIM 💦🧁🐶 (These tips could save a pet's life!)
Today I'm going to teach my dog how to swim! People generally assume dogs are good swimmers, but some dogs feel very stressed out around...


What NOT To Say To A Disabled Person 😭😭
Last weekend, at an event for professional speakers, someone referred to my speech impediment as a "disability". 😭😭It really hurt me....


My Beauty Routine: Do This First!!! 😁💄
Many of you have asked about my beauty routine, especially post-cancer. But before we get into makeup and fashion, let's talk about the...


My Cancer is a Gift 🙏🎁🎶 (Singing "It Is Well With My Soul")
Cancer comes in an ugly box. But once you unwrap it, the gifts inside are life-changing! What gifts have you received from problems and...


The Emotional Toll of Breast Cancer; Will We Be OK? 😰
Breast cancer takes an emotional toll--even when you live to tell the tale. My diagnosis came nearly one year after my life-changing oral...


Saying Goodbye to Dad (and Singing in his Memory) 🙏😓
If you have someone in your life who is terminally ill, you might have questions about how to talk to them...or even how to say goodbye....


Fighting Cancer With Joy, Not Anger 😮😮😮
I was diagnosed with breast cancer this past week. 😮 Sometimes it feels like the battle against cancer is a full on, angry war with guns...