Soulful Sunflower

  Hi, it’s me, Soulful Sunflower🌻 it’s lovely breast cancer awareness month and here I am. Basically should be the poster child, because while I’m getting scans they found some cancer.  I want to share my journey on how we got here. It may make you frustrated with our healthcare system, but it needs to be shared.  When I moved to Tucson I was able to get my normal vaginal ultrasound since I am high risk for ovarian cancer and a mammogram. As usual everything came back normal. After that I was looking for an oncology doctor to follow me because of my BRCA-1. I had my training for my job in March. So I scheduled all of my doctors appts after training. Well as we all like to say 2020 is every curse word in the book, Covid made all my tests move back. I didn’t get a mammogram until June, which mind you- came back clean. Ladies, if you are high-risk a mammogram is not enough, and if you are not high risk, but feel like YOU need more testing, please pay out of pocket for a MRI...

 Hi! It’s me Soulful sunflower! 🌻 I will do my best at being positive, but I am JUST SO confused. My heart is heavy. My stomach is in my throat and everything I know about cancer, and was taught in school or taught by my company, it’s almost like the rules don’t apply to me. Eat food they say, how do you eat when you feel sick? Drink your water they say and stay hydrated? I want to barf, how on earth do I think water is going to stay down? The thing is my background in nutrition- I know better, but that doesn’t make this easier.  For as long as I can remember I use to want to do a Ted Talk. I don’t love public speaking but I grew addicted to having a story that made me feel a connection to so many people and I love connecting. Getting and giving people the Goosebumps is literally my favorite thing in the world. Well, I guess one more thing to add to my resume and Ted talk. People have told me since my mom I’m a warrior, because they aren’t sure how they would do if they lost ...