Category Archives: Cancer

Team Sara Jane: Year 3

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Sara

We are the home stretch toward the Free to Breathe event that I’ve been honored to be a part of for the past three years.  I wish I could tell you all of the hard work that goes in to … Continue reading →

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Two Years

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Sara

Once again, the news was all good from my latest scan.  I feel like I can breathe again for the first time in days.  I always weep when Dr. C tells me the news, but I think it is mostly … Continue reading →

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It’s That Time Again

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Sara

Although it hardly seems possible, it has been almost four months since my last scan.  So tomorrow I will once again be injected with radioactive sugar water, wrapped up in toasty blankets for an hour and then scanned from head … Continue reading →

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Faith Moment

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Sara

A lot of Sundays our church has a time during the service that they call “Faith Moment”.  It is a time when someone gets up and just shares a little bit about the journey that they are on with their … Continue reading →

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Paying it Forward

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Sara

“You two remind me of one another.” Cindy (oncology nurse extraordinaire) smiled and I decided that was good enough for me.  I gathered up my things from the chair I’d chosen and made my way to the end of the … Continue reading →

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Rite of Passage

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Sara

Over the last couple of years it has been really fun to see all the changes that Katie has gone through.  The girl who went happily off to sixth grade with a hole in her shirt saying “Who cares, Mom!  … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 22, 2012 by Sara

I cut all my hair off. About two months ago, while we were in France, my hair started coming out again.  Nothing had changed.  I had been on the same chemo every three weeks for a year and seemed to … Continue reading →

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Three In a Row

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Sara

A clear scan. I could hardly believe my ears when the words came out of his mouth.  But the smile on his face and on the face of my husband told me it was true.  For the third time in … Continue reading →

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The 3 Percent

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Sara

One of the things I love most about our church is that there are so many opportunities to learn really cool stuff.  After church there are usually three different adult classes that meet and discuss a wide variety of topics.  … Continue reading →

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Advocacy Opportunity

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Sara

Just about a year ago I had an amazing experience.  I’d had applied and been chosen to attend the 2011 Advocacy Summit put on by the National Lung Cancer Partnership.  Held that year in Denver, Colorado, this four day summit … Continue reading →

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