As I sat down to reflect on what I wanted in 2022 and set a new mantra for the year, I struggled to find the right words. When I embarked on 2021, the mantra I’d chosen was “Failure over Fear”. I had committed to work on my perfectionism and the often self-sabotage I engaged in,Continue reading “The Search for a Mantra…”
Author Archives: Jessica Gendron
When the Cancer’s Maybe Not Gone
(and a little update on what’s next)
You Can Have Faith and a Panic Attack
Care Warning: In this blog I discuss my anxiety, panic related incidents, and death. Yesterday was the first time I pulled into the Cancer Center since June 30th. I went for a quick injection at the lab for a medicine that’s used to manage my endometriosis during my treatment (called Lupron). It was almost likeContinue reading “You Can Have Faith and a Panic Attack”
You’re My Favorite.
Authenticity is a popular topic. It seems that everyone has an opinion on it and practically everyone is searching for it. here’s a point however when messages about authenticity can become toxic, too.
Mammograms, Protocols, and Radiation: Oh My!
May 3rd was my last dose of Adriamycin (the “red devil”) chemotherapy and marked the alleged halfway point of my chemo treatments. At that point, my surgeon ordered more imagining to check in on how the chemotherapy was impacting my two cancer spots – the tumor and the calcifications. So, on May 10th, I wentContinue reading “Mammograms, Protocols, and Radiation: Oh My!”