10/01/2026
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this one hits a little differently for me. 💗
In January 2023, a routine mammogram changed my story.
I was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive carcinoma. I had a lumpectomy, followed by radiation, and by July 2023, I was clear.
I share that not because I want to dwell on the scary part—but because I want to remind you of something really important:
I had no idea anything was wrong.
No lump. No big warning sign. Just a routine screening that caught something I couldn't see or feel.
So if you're due for your mammogram, please make the appointment. If you've been putting it off, schedule it. If you have a friend who needs the nudge, be the nudge. 💕
I am incredibly grateful that I went.
Three years later, I'm still here. Still laughing. Still growing. Still making plans. Still being me. And very, very grateful for the technology, doctors, treatments, and routine screening that helped get me here.
Please get your mammogram. Early detection matters. 🎀