by Maggie Van Duyn | Sep 24, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Death, Progression, Uncategorized
Inquiring minds want to know and I want to let the cat out of the bag so here’s what’s going on with my cancer treatment . My last CT scan on August 16th, 2018 was not good. My cancer continues to spread. The left lobe of my liver is almost completely covered with...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Aug 17, 2018 | Cancer, Children, Love, Metastatic Disease, Stage IV
Do you like summer? Are you ready for your kids to go back to school, or could you use a few more months? I love summers, but my past few have been a little rough. The summer prior to my diagnosis was the best summer of my life. Last summer was the worst; starting...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Jun 16, 2018 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Children
I have a guest writer this week. I asked this author if I could publish her piece of work and after balking, she demanded I double her allowance for payment and then gave me full publication rights. I’m publishing this poem because I think it’s important...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Jun 1, 2018 | #maggiesbrightside, Breast Cancer, Fundraising, Maggie Card, Making Lemonade
Holy Moly Brightsiders! Making Lemonade really blew my socks off. I’m not going to go into the gritty details, because, well you should come and find out for yourself next time. But let’s just say we all gleaned some insight from a fine sommelier courtesy of Vermont...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Apr 23, 2018 | #maggiesbrightside, Legacy List
Yoga Retreat with my mom Disneyland or World with my family Aruba with my family All-inclusive vacation with my family RV trip around the US Spend an extended period of time on Cape Cod in the summer Family Reunion with the Turner Family with ALL of the cousins and...