I breathe a sigh of relief today as I sit drain-tube-free, surgery complete, and finally on what feels like a “break” from treatments from now until after birth. Still bandaged up and sore but feeling a version of finished-for-now… the relief I think everyone expected me to feel after my final chemotherapy treatment but I didn’t, knowing I had one… Read more →
Birth story as written by a Birth Takes a Village Client, and Wise Woman Way of Birth Doula herself! I look over the records. That bottom section for Comments – ‘if not normal’. And under it, in Midwife’s script, “Unattended Home Birth.” Diary Entry: Thought I was in labour on Saturday – then again on Monday night.Gotta just go with… Read more →
I had my final round of chemotherapy today and I have to say I am overjoyed to know I will never have to see this red medicine (the doxorubicin part of the doxorubin/cyclophosphamide treatment I was on) being pumped through my veins ever again. This is partially because after 6 rounds, I’ve reached my lifetime cap for using this medication;… Read more →
This beautiful story was written by a past client who birthed her so-called “over-due” baby at home on a beautiful snowy night. We are finally getting around to posting it and hope you enjoy! Birthing my son was the single most empowering experience of my entire life. It was brought me greater confidence, courage, and joy. My philosophy from the… Read more →
I haven’t been publicly updating folks often about my pregnancy and coinciding breast cancer, and it is for a variety of reasons (previous post here if you haven’t read it). One is, I keep wanting to go back and tell the whole story from the beginning. I have lots to share, have learned so much, and chronologically seems like the way I’m supposed… Read more →