Great news! I’m past the half way point in my chemo treatments! I have 10 more weeks to go of weekly chemo sessions. I’ll have scans after that and the doctors will determine what’s next. It could be more treatment and we’ll be aggressive! It’s been quite a roller-coaster ride, but I’m not alone. Mathis […]
Join our family today to remember the great times we had with my dear twin sister, Tracy Frank. I’m torn between thinking that one year ago was yesterday, or many moons ago. It’s an odd feeling. For me, Tracy’s right here on my right shoulder every day, talking to me. Laughing, boasting about Milo, concerned […]
The Cancer Game of Whack-A-Mole …or what a friend of mine, W.P., calls “nuke-a-mole.” A lot of you have asked me, “What are your days like?” Well, my days are unpredictable since I don’t control them. I don’t control my body; chemo controls it. No, cancer controls me and chemo is being flooded into my […]
I think about my twin sister, Tracy a lot. Especially now that I really know how she felt, physically, while on chemo. One thing my mom, Ilse, and I tried to do to cheer her up and was to schedule trips for her to look forward to. I’ve just returned from a vacation we had […]
Dear friends and family, Your incredible outpour of support and love have been, well, overwhelming. In such a good way. I read and appreciate every word, every gesture, and every thought. Tonight, I thought I would give you snippets of my recent activities AND share more “Dos and Don’ts” for helping a cancer patient through […]
Hello, everybody, Instead of my hair falling out in clumps, we beat it to the punch. And, when my oncologist said “your hair will fall out on Day 12 after chemo”, I whipped out my calendar and got ‘er done. A special thanks to my hairstylist and now-buzz-master, Rosanna, from the Pro Club. If any locals […]
Well, we were planning a hair buzz-fest but my fabulous hairstylist, Rosanna (at the Pro Club) got sick so we just visited. A special thanks to all of you who brought yummy food and hugs! Although it was a lot of work for Mathis (thank you, my love), since I just sat there, we’ll do […]
New news: I was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer*, my third time fighting this disease. And I will CRUSH it! * good news: fast forward to March 13 where my cancer was gleefully downgraded to Stage 3 following a biopsy I start chemo today, on March 9th and will be under treatment for […]
I’m so blessed to have so many friends and family to support me through this kick-butt, take-names conquest. Just nine months from the day we lost my dear womb-mate, Tracy Frank, I was diagnosed with a third recurrence of breast cancer. And I have no doubt that we, together, will all become gladiators in the […]
Dana's Cancer Conquest 