In honor of Sarcoma Awareness Month, I want to share some common threads found amongst those whose lives have been affected by cancer. If you know and love someone who has dealt with or is dealing with cancer, you may be surprised to learn that it’s the simple things that give us the support we need…

There was a time when I thought that my pain, both physical and spiritual would be it's worst during those first few weeks after surgery…

At 6 months post-op, I felt ready to start some sort of work out routine but just couldn't figure out where to begin. The truth is I've been scared…

I remember how I would always say " I have nothing to wear!" and insist on shopping for basically every event, big or small. If I only knew then how much more complicated my relationship with clothing would become…

We found our next home, we packed up everything we own. I thought the hard part was over...

When our landlord informed me that he planned to put the house we are renting up for sale, I immediately panicked. "I am only a few months post-op! I am not ready for all that moving entails…

Did I ever think that I would be sitting around 5 months post-amputation without a prosthetic of my own? Not in my wildest dreams...

I cannot pinpoint the exact moment I realized that I am disabled. At the hospital, I was more focused on how to manage my nerve pain and being thankful that I was alive and cancer-free…

Have you said it? Have you thought it? Has it at least crept up into your mind for a moment before you pushed it away? We all have. Did I do something to deserve this? …

Behind every superhero amputee is someone holding them up. Like a push-up bra for the spirit, they lift us up to remind us that we can do this…

Have you ever been to a place that you thought would bring you sadness and frustration only to find that it brought you hope and happiness? …