Maggie's Brightside Blog - Maggie's Brightside

Lessons on Living and Dying

Maybe this cancer is not teaching a lesson about learning how to live. I do that well. Everyone can see that I know how to live well. I love and embrace and say “yes” to life. That is not a question. Maybe this cancer is teaching a lesson about how to die. Let me be...

Good Grief

Breast Cancer, Death

When the wave of emotion hits it’s swift and unavoidable. Life, love, and making memories.

FUNdraising, If You Want

#maggiesbrightside, Breast Cancer, Fundraising

Donate only when and if it feels right for you. And if you want to join a super fun Avon 39 Team, I got you covered. Your support and presence are just as valuable as your donations.

Wherever You Go

Breast Cancer, Clinical Trial, Diagnosis, Doctors, Maggie Card, Medication, Metastatic Disease

It has been exactly two years (to the day) since my world was turned upside down with this cancer diagnosis. I’ve experienced the highs, the lows, and the doldrums. I have immersed myself in the present. Wherever I’ve gone, there I have been. I have become the warrior I need to be. I have become the bright side.

Maggie’s Greatest Hits

anger, Breast Cancer, Children, Maggie Card, Progression

If you have children under the age of 10 then you probably have watched the hit movie sensation, “Trolls,” and you probably have memorized the words to every single song on the soundtrack. I’ve joked that Poppy is like my spirit, but animated, that, “I Will Get Back...

Wounded Spirit

Breast Cancer, Loss

This has me questioning everything. Karma, God, life. I just don’t know how much more unfair life can get.

A Note About Lemonade

Breast Cancer, Fear, Metastatic Disease, Positive thinking

Here is the truth about the lemonade I’m making.

Introducing: The Maggie Card

Breast Cancer, Community, Fashion, Fitness, Maggie Card

YOU GUYS---I am so excited to FINALLY tell you my big news! It all started when I was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer in September of 2015 and I was swiftly ushered into a new club. The Cancer Club. It is a terrible club to be in. People who are in the club are...