#HealthAdvocacy

Heading Into the New Year: What This Year Taught Me About Advocacy, Care, and Speaking 💭

As this year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the last 12 months of my personal life. A lot of it was heavy. A lot of it required honesty — even when I didn’t feel ready for it. If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s this: life doesn’t wait for us to feel ready. A Year That Didn’t Pause ⏳ This year, my husband Louis faced a cancer recurrence while I was dealing with my own cancer scare. There was no pause button.No moment where life slowed down so we could catch o

Dec 31, 20253 min read

What if ‘We don’t know’ isn’t the end of your story — but the beginning?

The words hit you like a wave: “We’ve run all the tests, and we just don’t know what’s wrong.” For a long time, I thought those words...

Sep 23, 20252 min read

Decoding the Science: A Patient’s View from Inside a Virtual Study

Building a bridge between research language and patient voices. I’m part of a virtual medical study, and it’s been a fascinating...

Aug 12, 20252 min read

"If no one else was telling their story, then maybe I needed to tell mine. And maybe, just maybe, that would give others permission to share theirs too."