by Director | Sep 30, 2019 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community
“I rallied through the surgery and the six weeks of radiation therapy with vigor. However, as soon as my treatment ended, so did my strength, both physically and emotionally. I struggled, and then had to begin to fight back in an attempt to regain energy and...
by Director | May 31, 2019 | #maggiesbrightside, Cancer, Community, Diagnosis
I knew Maggie was a force of nature. A force of fierceness and humor, of insight and brilliance, of dance and joy. I knew she was doing an incredible amount of work by starting Maggie’s Brightside and turning it into something really legit. As I read her blog posts...
by Admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Cancer
Today’s guest post was written by by Alix Gibson. It is brought to you by our Sponsor, Blissful Healing. Blissful Healing provides funding for Maggie’s Brightside as a Super Generous Sponsor. Maggie Card holders receive 10% off all treatments at Blissful...
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...
