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Today officially starts the clock, for my donor egg IVF embryo transfer. AHH!!! I’m EXCITED, a bit nervous, and hopeful. This is not my first rodeo, and the same feelings still exist, if not a bit more on the line since it’s after stage 1 breast cancer treatments. I’m doubling down on my life, my…

I’ve wanted to write about my two experiences with magic mushrooms in the past month, but as anyone who has experienced psilocybin knows, words and thoughts no longer seem sufficient to describe the experience. That’s why it took me a while to gather my thoughts and share how losing my ego has transformed my perception…

Every year on this day, March 14th I contemplate about everything that’s happened in the past year, and see where I’ve grown, changed or become better at. I was born on this day, 46 years ago in Taipei, Taiwan to a 27 year old Taiwanese woman whom I owe my life to, my mom. I…

At first we were thinking, “what is that big bird in the backyard? Is it a vulture? But it’s moving so slow, and has a friendly demeanor about it.” It was a turkey that randomly came to our backyard to eat grass and poop. It was so cute! I don’t think I’ve seen a living…

“Dr. Robson will refer you directly to our “survivorship program,” says MSK’s patient representative. Ok, so pretty much I was just kicked out of the cancer ward, after 5 months after my diagnosis. HA! That’s exactly what I wanted. Look, the fear is real. Yes, I am putting my remission in my own hands, but…

This is my last full week of radiation on my left breast. Usually, I complain of time going too fast, but these past few weeks have been the only time since I’ve been an adult that I can say, time is going at a more “normal” pace than usual. I guess that’s a good thing…

“Congratulations Amy, you’re graduating from breast cancer radiation therapy!” said Dr. Couron. I think graduating from a bull shit college would be more exciting and rewarding than this. This last full week of radiation at MSK was brutal. Not so much physically, but more emotionally. On Wednesday, everyone’s appointments were pushed back by an hour…

It is week two now of radio activation of my left breast, and my 16-year-old self alongside my little 9-year-old brother, Davey are suddenly transported to a zen spaceship circa 1994, with Green Day’s “Basket Case” playing in stereo in the background. Davey annoyed the heck out of me back then, playing the rifts of…

Yesterday evening at around 6pm, I was invited to this futuristic, modern, sort of zen room, with a spaceship in the center. The room breathed sounds of really cool jazz music, and colors of natural wood, grays and off-white. That could have been a real jazz lounge. Surprise! This is MSK’s radiation room. The technician…