by Maggie Van Duyn | Sep 29, 2016 | #maggiesbrightside, Metastatic Disease, Positive thinking
What a year it’s been. This week marks the one year anniversary of my diagnosis with metastatic breast cancer, and it has been a constant battle to keep my head above the fog. I feel like I’m experiencing PTSD and I’m reliving all the feelings I had last year at this...
by Maggie Van Duyn | Sep 7, 2016 | #maggiesbrightside, anger, Cancer, Metastatic Disease, Stage IV
Every time I get a scan, there is a piece of me that wants the doctor to say, “well actually, we were wrong. You don’t have cancer and if you just use activated charcoal for 3 months, you will be normal.” THAT would be the best news. But instead, at my last scan I got...
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 | 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 | Feb 12, 2016 | Cancer, Children, Diagnosis, Positive thinking, surgery
Today I had to wear two hats just to go outside. Two. It’s so cold. My hair is growing back as blond as it was the day I was born, but not quite fast enough! And therefore, I’ll probably be wearing two hats all weekend. Actually I’ll probably be...
