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Mothering With Cancer

I'm Gwen, mother to two boys, Colby and Benji. I have been married to my husband, who is in the Army, for 11 years. I am currently fighting Breast Cancer and trying to figure out how to take care of myself and my family during this whole ordeal.

I would love to hear from other Moms fighting cancer. I hope to share helpful tips and stories that will encourage moms with cancer that a diagnosis doesn't mean life is over. 

 

You can follow my story at Mothering With Cancer or CBSMom.com.

 

  • Bringing Sexy Back After Breast CancerMaybe

    Before breast cancer I was normal. I’d lost a good deal of weight, I was feeling good. Sometimes, I even felt sexy.  Then breast cancer came along. It changed everything. A double mastectomy left me with no nipples, a smaller chest, scars across my breasts and under them. The chemo...

  • Hurry Up & WaitHeres Whats Happening With Us

    We’re waiting, we’re busy with a million things. We’re in hurry up and wait mode. The Army prefers that we spend at least 75% of our life there. Here’s what we know: He is definitely going to Korea and has to be there in July. He’ll be stationed at Yongsan,...

  • I Really Love My Facebook Friends

    There are thousands of stories about how social media is turning us all into self-centered narcissists.  We are becoming more disconnected from each other. It’s a long, lonely road to internet hell and the hand basket has free wifi. Whatever, I say bull crap. I love social media. I feel...

  • New Boobs, New Home, New Body

    This past Wednesday I had my expanders taken out and my “permanent” implants put in. This surgery marked the end of my cancer related surgeries.  Hopefully, the new boobs will settle in and not cause any problems.  It was a fairly simple surgery and I was able to go to...

  • Move It AlongMove It Along

    Here’s the rundown: I’m done with chemo, I said no to radiation, I have one last surgery coming up in March, I’ll be on Tamoxifen for the next five, maybe ten years. I’m feeling positive about the future. I’m working to lose the weight I gained during the chemo, so...