• Redefining the C-Word

    The stigma of suffering alone

    Many, many people have sent me notes and messages thanking me for being so open about my journey through cancer. To be honest, my first thought has always been – well did you expect any otherwise from me? I’ve always been a pretty open book, and I’ve rarely been one to keep my mouth shut on anything (although to be fair, I’m getting much much better at that as I grow older and wiser. Or maybe it’s just learning from my mistakes…. either way…..). But as I think further about it, I realize that the majority of people are not the same as me. Many people go through this alone,…

  • Redefining the C-Word

    Let me introduce myself……

    I know you’ll inevitably check out the the “About me” section, but I thought I’d start off with a bit of the who what why of this blog.  My name is Teri. I am a 41 year old mom of two, wife of one, who pretty much just likes to say it as it is. I have breast cancer. There, I said it. As it is.  It’s a funny thing, this cancer thing. Everyone seems to react to that word differently. I have a lot of people saying things like “oh you’re so positive!” and “aren’t you angry?” – well the truth is, I’m positive because it’s the only way…