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THE “M” WORD

We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. The “M” Word serves as an outlet to share my past and present experiences, lessons that have been learned, and most importantly to bring your attention to how to advocate for yourself in the medical world. My life as a 29 year old had been flipped upside down, when a large meningioma tumor had been found on the left side of my brain. Now, some may argue this next point, but in my opinion the last 10 years could have went differently had I spoken up. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

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Update/On Your 5th Birthday...

Another June 16th has come and gone, and it felt good to pass another milestone! Although I am three years post op, there are days it...

2.5 Years

Well as the 2.5 year milestone comes up in mid-December, it is again another time of the year that is filled with a lot of emotions. With...

On Your 4th Birthday…

Another year has come and gone and within the last year not much has changed, which again is a good thing! At this point in the year I...

2 Years

TWENTY FIVE Well, another year has come and gone and June 16, 2023 marks two years since I had my meningioma tumour removed. The day came...

MRI and PGT

TWENTY FOUR It's been a while since I have had any updates/changes to document, and as we all know, that is a good sign! I had my MRI on...

Welcome 2023!

TWENTY THREE I think our household is still adjusting to getting back into routine after the holidays! With 2022 coming to an end, I...

Fall 2022

TWENTY TWO With summer over and fall upon us, we've all returned to our normal school/work/daycare routines quite nicely. Wren is in her...

Summer 2022

TWENTY ONE Summer has come and gone, and it was one I will never forget. All the stars just seemed to align and we were able to do...

MRI Results

TWENTY With Wren's birthday in the past, I waited by the phone anxiously awaiting the results of my MRI. On July 7th I had a slight issue...

On Your 3rd Birthday...

NINETEEN With my MRI done and over with, I try to regain some focus and perspective. Although I can't control the outcome of the MRI, I...

School's Out!

EIGHTEEN Well, school is out for the summer, and man oh man are we ever ready for it. The thought of not having to go to work and being...

One Year

SEVENTEEN Well June 2nd, 2022 has come and gone, but this year it hit a little different. One year ago on June 2nd, I previously...

Bloodwork Results

SIXTEEN In the middle of May I was asked by my Endocrinologist to have some repeat bloodwork taken to monitor my hormone levels. The...

Bloodwork 2.0

FIFTEEN Two months ago I remember sitting in the LifeLabs parking lot having what was probably a small panic attack. I felt sick to my...

Looking Forward

FOURTEEN-Post surgery, the list of things that I couldn't do heavily outweighed the things that I could do. Even though there are still a...

March Break

THIRTEEN- At this point, health-wise, you know as much as I do... so now we wait again, but together! A short recap: 1. There has been no...

Pituitary Gland

TWELVE-With the start of the new year behind us, we now tackle the dreaded pituitary gland tumour. As time went on the worry around the...

A New Normal

ELEVEN- Phew, what a holiday break that was! Christmas was magical for us, Wren was in her glory. We were able to spend it in Ottawa with...

What Now?

TEN- My goal since surgery has been making it to the 3 month mark. While I sit on my couch for the rest of June, all of July, and most of...

Rest and Recovery

NINE - Rest and Recovery Rest and recovery sounds easy doesn't it? It can be, but it can also be hard and mentally frustrating. We had...

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