In April 2001, I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. I was a news anchor for WESH-TV, and there was no way I’d be able to hide the soon-to-be bald head, freakishly pale skin, and weight loss of chemotherapy…. or the repeated multiple days I’d miss from work. I also didn’t want to push…
Chapter I: The Diaries
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, I decided to keep a public diary. At the time, I was a TV anchor and there was no such thing as a blog, but that's really what this was. In 2013, I found the diaries on an old computer disk and after reading, decided to re-publish them here in the hope that the posts will inspire or inform cancer patients and their families today. To read the entire series, just click "The Cancer Diaries" at the top of my website.
The Cancer Diaries
Truth is, this ISN’T the first time I’ve had a blog. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2001, I kept a weekly journal about what I was going through, rather than talk about it (much) on tv. Back then, there was no such thing as a blog… it was a diary. I…