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Continue reading →: Being strong all wrong
When I feel the need to be strong for someone else, anyone else, that need can be overwhelming, and block out all reason. As a parent I often feel the need to be strong in difficult situations for my daughters, to set a good example for how to be an…
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Continue reading →: Fearless..Hairless..Whatever
I went to high school in the mid eighties. In the mid-west. We did hair BIG. By big I mean we used Aquanet by the case full to make and keep our hair BIG. There were times water would bead off my big hair. My bangs added like 4 inches…
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Continue reading →: A Penny for your thoughts
There are days when I miss my mom more than I really think I can bear. Those are the days I look for her in everything. And find her everywhere. One day when my oldest daughter was very young right after my mom had died she found a penny on…
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Continue reading →: Target: BMI 24.9
Treatment was over. All pain had ended. Blood work was heading back to normal human status. My oncologist felt this was the time to let me know what I could do to help prevent cancer from returning—get my BMI into the ‘normal’ range and get my waist circumference to fewer…
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Continue reading →: When nothing fits
Breast cancer treatment changes everything about your body. Everything. Every. Thing. First I had surgery. That changed my breasts and torso. I went on the comfort food diet post surgery and prior to chemo, that changed how ‘fluffy’ I was. Next was chemo, that bloated me beyond all recognition. Another…
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Continue reading →: Advice
When you have a diagnosis of breast cancer, every well intention-ed person in your life will give you advice. It turns out I am no different, here is my advice: if you have no strong opinion about not following the advice and it cannot hurt you or interfere with your…
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Continue reading →: When the wheels fall off
Wheels fall off. No matter how well you plan or how well you roll with it the wheels fall off. Everything was going well with my diagnosis and treatment, you know…considering. I felt empowered and my mantra was “this, too, shall pass”. I have put up with a lot over…
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Continue reading →: Why Survivor Sherpa?
Cancer doesn’t have to be a solitary journey. Cancer does so much to change your life, your belief system, your sense of security and your sense of self. You are not alone. Survivor Sherpa is my desire to help anyone out there going through this know they are not alone.…
Hello,
I’m Pamela
Survivor Sherpa 