Easy Butternut Squash Soup
I love butternut Squash soup For me soup is amazing, because it leaves me feeling light and healthy 🙂 I also love soup because in Calgary this week we had …
Beef Ramen Soup
I had ramen for the first time ever a few weeks ago, and fell in love 🙂 It was a lovely light soup, healthy and tasted great. My boyfriend, Chuck …
Be Your Own Advocate
The doctors are the medical professionals. They know best. Take notes, have them make a plan and then follow it perfectly. Don’t understand? Still follow the plan. Doesn’t feel quite …
I Don’t Feel Pretty
It feels weird to openly say that I want to feel pretty, that I miss feeling pretty, that the way I look is often on my mind. It feels weird …
Through Chemo and Out the Other Side
I Made It Less than 30 days out and I’ve taken Nutella to the dog park. I’ve started some running and boxing. Don’t get the wrong idea- I’m not back …
The Love of a Mom and Dad
By Rachel Faulds The Beginning Stephanie and Allan Faulds took their daughter to the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto in 2007. It was there that their oldest daughter Jessica was …
Building my Team: Intrinsi
I moved to Calgary in January of 2018. I was new to town, knew nobody, but needed to build myself a medical support team. With nobody to ask for recommendations, …
Bald is Beautiful
I know that it’s just hair. But to me it wasn’t. When I knew that I had to undergo HSCT my hair was one of the first things that …
HSCT – The Journey Officially Begins
Last Friday, I officially met with my hematologists and I received the approval to move forward with HSCT!!! I am equally scared and excited for the long journey ahead. …