by Maggie Van Duyn | Jun 7, 2016 | #maggiesbrightside, Cancer, Fear, Positive thinking
You might be jealous of my life. I post on Instagram and Facebook and Snapchat about all of the amazing things I get to do. I go on vacation. I go to concerts. My children are adorable and fun and very photogenic. I am a fun, vibrant, dynamic person and I like to take...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Apr 26, 2016 | Cancer, Metastatic Disease, Stage IV
In the checkout line today the cashier told me she liked my haircut. I couldn’t leave it at thank you. Nope. Not me. I did say thank you, but as a spirited over sharer, I had to also divulge that this wasn’t a haircut. That I have cancer and my hair is...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Apr 8, 2016 | #maggiesbrightside, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Community, Losing Hair
I’m so excited about my hair! I know you are too. It’s growing! I can *almost* run my fingers through it. Yes. Go ahead, touch it. It’s so soft. Yes it does seem to be growing in lighter. I like to think I have frosted tips. It seems straight now,...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Mar 25, 2016 | Cancer, Diagnosis, Metastatic Disease, Stage IV
Let’s talk about Metastatic Disease. I look healthy. I look better than I did a few months ago. Maybe it’s that my hair is growing back. Maybe it’s that I’m not on any Chemotherapies right now. Maybe it’s from the California sun. Whatever...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Mar 17, 2016 | #maggiesbrightside, Cancer, Fitness, Medication, Oophorectomy
I started a running program today because I’m badass. Before you get too worked up, stop worrying, it’s only 60 seconds of jogging and then 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes. It felt great! Although I wondered if my tiny, free-agent uterus was...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Mar 8, 2016 | anger, Cancer, Diagnosis, Doctors
Dear Primary Care Physician, I’ve been meaning to write you for a while. I first had the urge to reach out in November of 2014 when I arrived home from the hospital after giving birth to a baby that wasn’t even mine, as I had been a gestational surrogate...
