Well, here we are in 2024.

As I have said, every year repeatedly, what a long, strange trip it has been. But I’m still here to tell the tale.

My mammogram will be sometime in June, and other than that I see my oncologist in a few months for a check in.

My hair is growing in underneath in the back where I had the post cancer reconstruction surgery last fall. I will be completely neurotic about sunscreen and hats this year and going forward. I had always been pretty devoted to keeping myself covered but skin cancer happens.

Recently, I got a note from Penn Medicine about genetic testing. I contacted them back and said I was confused because I already had genetic testing. However, it’s been long enough since I had the genetic testing initially, that they want me to have some more.

I have to be honest it has awakened some feelings in me where I have been going back-and-forth with myself about whether or not to do it. Realistically, I know myself I like to know versus not knowing, so I will get updated testing but still it put my head in a weird place.

Well, that is about all that I have for all of you. I figured I should put some kind of a post up because it is a new year.

All I can say in closing is get your mammograms ladies and don’t be afraid of genetic testing. Because still, many years later, one of the things I find the hardest about breast cancer are the not knowing parts of the disease.

Thanks for stopping by!