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C A N C E R // Honestly, it boggles my mind that I

C A N C E R // Honestly, it boggles my mind that I’ve lived a quarantine life for a year before this crisis.

A whole year of keeping my distance from others, of turning away friends from hospital visits, of my blood counts coming back so low that a common cold could kill me, of fevers landing me in the hospital with no end in sight. I remember those days so vividly now, pressing my nose against the window of my hospital room on 6NE at Boston Children’s, watching the city slowly come alive with the colors of spring and vowing to never take sunshine, or walks to the mailbox, or hugs from my friends for granted again.

Now, my 13th year of survivorship, in a new type of quarantine that feels so familiar, I am reminded of those promises I made myself as a 16 year old, fighting for her life. To never take the small and simple things for granted. To live as vibrantly and fully as I can. To appreciate the second chance life I’ve been given, no matter how scary or uncertain the world is around me. And so here I am, on a beautiful sunny Wednesday, recommitting myself to doing all the things 16 year old me wished so badly she could do, and smiling as best I can through it all.

The small things I’m not taking granted for today? This tiny, tender kiss from my sweet Rosie Roo. My mirror that is smothered in puppy nose prints. The fact that I’m wearing a dinosaur shirt and my hair is in space buns. Marco Polo’s from my grandfather, sharing his memories as a child. Spring sunshine.
The world is scary and uncertain, but I am so grateful for these reminders that no matter what happens, life continues to be beautiful.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancersucks #pediatriccancer #cancersurvivor #osteosarcoma #bostonchildrenshospital #thejimmyfund #danafarber #childhoodcancersurvivor #childhoodcancerresearch #gogold #gogoldforchildhoodcancer #gogoldforkids #survivorsremorse #survivorsguilt #chemotherapy

How do you #BeWellDoGood ? ⠀ ⠀ I've been so in

How do you #BeWellDoGood ? ⠀
⠀
I've been so inspired by the resilience, generosity, and kindness shown during this crazy time, that I wanted to share some of my own favorite ways to do good, while keeping yourself and your community well. ⠀
⠀
This is how I’ve been spending a lot of my time - holed up in my home office surrounded by clothing, hangers, and cameras. As the content manager for a small business who decided to shut down their brick & mortar stores today for the time being, my team and I have had to get scrappy to keep moving things forward. Every time an order comes through online, I feel so grateful for the people who continue to shop from us. I know a lot of big retailers will make it through this crazy time, but us little guys are doing everything we can to survive just the next few weeks. ⠀
⠀
Even though shopping may not seem like an act of service, every time you choose to support a small business over a big retailer, you are helping them stay afloat and keep their employees and their families provided for. Even if you cannot place orders, engaging with their content on social media, sharing their products with your friends, and writing Facebook or Google reviews goes a LONG way right now. These little acts of service keep small business dreams alive!⠀
⠀
For more ways to #BeWellDoGood, head over to my incredibly thoughtful IG girlfriends who are jumping in and sharing how they are serving right now!⠀
⠀
@sarahgrotenhuis ⠀
@alittletooloud ⠀
@icedcoffeemomblog⠀
@homewiththewileys ⠀
@heytherechelsie

L I F E // Today, I turn thirty. It turns out that

L I F E // Today, I turn thirty. It turns out that even though every plan we had to celebrate had to be cancelled or postponed, a day out in the Jeep was exactly what my soul needed.
Completely unplugged from the news. Completely relieved of the stress. Completely away from everyone. Just me, Dust, the pups, our rig and fresh air and endless sky. Just breathing in and breathing out and feeling my heart beat and remembering how amazing it is to be alive.

Thirty doesn’t look like the way I thought it would but at the end of the day, I am so grateful for this birthday. So grateful for this beautiful life I get to call mine.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivors #osteosarcoma #jeepxj #xjcherokee #jeepcherokee #jeepjeep #jeepgirl #xjlife #xjnation #jeeplove #jeepxj

L I F E // I found myself laying in bed this morni

L I F E // I found myself laying in bed this morning, fighting back tears and asking Dustin: “How the heck did we get here?” At the beginning of March, we were celebrating the fact that my fibroid hadn’t grown back, planning my 30th birthday, and getting things in order for our first fertility treatment. And now, a few weeks later, all the plans for my birthday have gone out the window, our fertility clinic has cancelled all treatments for the foreseeable future, we experience an EARTHQUAKE and I got sick strep throat to top it off.

The panic and anxiety of the unknown has been eating away at me for days. It’s made it hard to get out of bed and hard to get much done. I know I’m not alone. But today, I knew I had to do something different. So, after I laid in bed being the victim, I got up and I got dressed and I did a hair toss and lived the day as a survivor.

It helped. I felt a little bit like myself and a little more control over my life. Survivor mode, activated.
#heytherechelsie #cancersurvivor #childhoodcancer #infertilityawareness #iuijourney #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsupport #infertilitysucks #infertilitysupport #quarantine #quarantinestyle

B E A U T Y // In the midsts of all this craziness

B E A U T Y // In the midsts of all this craziness, I’ve found myself turning to the things that ground me and make me feel a little normal. Writing my bi-annual guide to the @ultabeauty 21 Day’s of Beauty brought me a little security and familiarity today. Regardless of if your shopping the sale now or not, I hope you know that I share this information to help reduce the overwhelm you feel when you walk into a beauty store (and to help you make choices you feel confident in when buying beauty products.) Things feel pretty chaotic right now, on so many levels, so I’m clinging to what reminds me that I’m still me. Right now, that’s fun eyeshadow colors, long walks with my dogs, and pouring myself into my job at @shopmscb.
Let me know if you have any questions about this sale! The guide is linked in my bio!

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #ultasalon #ultahaul #ultasale #21daysofbeauty #beautytip #beautyreview #makeupworld #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #beautybox

C A N C E R // When you fight cancer, they tell yo

C A N C E R // When you fight cancer, they tell you about the things you will have to battle. About the hair loss, the sick, the weight loss, the mouth sores, the bed sores, the surgeries, the deformations, the knee replacements, the infections, the fevers. It's information overload, and you try to soak it all in, but the knowledge slowly settles into your bones as your treatment becomes a routine. The slow repetition of infusions, complications and surgical procedures wrap around you in twisted vines until you understand.⠀
⠀
But they don't tell you about the fight after cancer. The guilt. The confusion. The emotional damage that sits in the back corners of your stomach and rears it's head at the most inconvenient and surprising times. And they don't tell you what it's like to cope with life after cancer. The limp. The unstable joints. The shotty immune system. The chronic pain. The questions. The label that you can never seem to shake.⠀
⠀
They don't tell you about that fight. You just discover that battle all on your own. And then you either let it sink you, or you survive it. Every day, for the rest of your life, you will wake up to that fight. Every day, for the rest of your life, you choose to survive.

Here I am, two weeks away from turning thirty, and even though it’s hard and so exhausting, it’s been 100% worth the fight.

The fight during cancer, but mainly, the daily fight as a survivor.

It’s always been worth it.
#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #osteosarcoma #pediatriccancerawareness #cancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancersucks

No. Fibroid. Regrowth. 🙌🏻⠀ ⠀ That was th

No. Fibroid. Regrowth. 🙌🏻⠀
⠀
That was the results of my most recent ultrasound test last week and I’ve been basking in the relief of it all for the last few days. My body, which has fought so hard and has been asked to survive SO MUCH, has pulled through for me again. I couldn’t love it more. ⠀
⠀
I didn’t always feel this way about it (pediatric cancer can do that to a person) but the last few years, I’ve come to see this body in a whole new light. Not one that betrayed me. Not one that wanted me to be sick. Not one that tried to kill me. That’s not what this body is.⠀
⠀
This body is resilient. It survived three reconstructive leg surgeries and the lengthy recoveries that followed. This body is tough. It went through 18 rounds of high-dose, inpatient chemotherapy with various complications. This body is a fighter. It fights every day to keep my fibroids away. This body is a survivor. It has survived pediatric cancer, chemotherapy, 10 surgeries, a miscarriage, and infertility. Despite all the reasons it has to give up, it wakes up every morning and gives me another day to be alive.⠀
⠀
Health trials are hard. It’s really easy to get frustrated about being in a body that doesn’t move, work, or feel the way it’s supposed to. But I know that the day I realized my body was waiting for my to love it (and not hate it) was the day everything changed for me.⠀
⠀
So, three cheers for this body and no fibroid regrowth (for now) and for the next adventure of infertility treatments that we will embark TOGETHER on. I’m proud of you, bod. You’re doing a really good job. ⠀

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #osteosarcoma #infertilitysucks #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsupport #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #miscarriagesurvivor

“Gut feelings are guardian angels.”⠀ ⠀ Anx

“Gut feelings are guardian angels.”⠀
⠀
Anxiety and PTSD has caused me to question every gut feeling I’ve had for the last 13 years of my life. “Am I feeling this way because I’ve experienced extensive trauma or am I feel this way because my gut and intuition is trying to tell me something?” It’s been exhausting at times, trying to navigate my feelings and what they mean. That’s why I went back to therapy last year - because I wanted to get my anxiety under control so I could listen to my gut again. ⠀
⠀
So, this past year I’ve been learning how to tell the difference between a thought caused from anxiety or trauma and a legit gut feeling. And what’s more, I’ve learned to listen to my gut and follow what it’s trying to tell me. It has been one of the best things I could have ever done for myself, because it turns out: my gut feelings are guardian angels. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me to see a fertility specialist instead of waiting 6 more months. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me to fight for pre-cycle testing to look for a fibroid before jumping into fertility treatments. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that although the mass in my uterus was terrifying, it wasn’t cancer. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that I could work out and be stronger, despite years of being told my leg will never be the same again. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me which relationships were worth investing in and which ones were causing unnecessary stress on my life. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that sunshine and Mexico would be good for my soul and that I could be happy again. ⠀
⠀
Turns out, my gut has been looking out for me, just like a guardian angel. It’s been so empowering to learn how to listen to it and to know that my anxiety and trauma doesn’t have to control my decisions or behavior the way it used to. ⠀
⠀
And that has brought me happiness.

How in tune are you with your gut feelings? I’d love to hear about your experiences!

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #gutfeeling #trustyourintuition #ttccommunity #ttcsupport #ttcjourney #anxietyawareness #ptsdrecovery #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #modestdresses #puertovallartamexico

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C A N C E R // Honestly, it boggles my mind that I

C A N C E R // Honestly, it boggles my mind that I’ve lived a quarantine life for a year before this crisis.

A whole year of keeping my distance from others, of turning away friends from hospital visits, of my blood counts coming back so low that a common cold could kill me, of fevers landing me in the hospital with no end in sight. I remember those days so vividly now, pressing my nose against the window of my hospital room on 6NE at Boston Children’s, watching the city slowly come alive with the colors of spring and vowing to never take sunshine, or walks to the mailbox, or hugs from my friends for granted again.

Now, my 13th year of survivorship, in a new type of quarantine that feels so familiar, I am reminded of those promises I made myself as a 16 year old, fighting for her life. To never take the small and simple things for granted. To live as vibrantly and fully as I can. To appreciate the second chance life I’ve been given, no matter how scary or uncertain the world is around me. And so here I am, on a beautiful sunny Wednesday, recommitting myself to doing all the things 16 year old me wished so badly she could do, and smiling as best I can through it all.

The small things I’m not taking granted for today? This tiny, tender kiss from my sweet Rosie Roo. My mirror that is smothered in puppy nose prints. The fact that I’m wearing a dinosaur shirt and my hair is in space buns. Marco Polo’s from my grandfather, sharing his memories as a child. Spring sunshine.
The world is scary and uncertain, but I am so grateful for these reminders that no matter what happens, life continues to be beautiful.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancersucks #pediatriccancer #cancersurvivor #osteosarcoma #bostonchildrenshospital #thejimmyfund #danafarber #childhoodcancersurvivor #childhoodcancerresearch #gogold #gogoldforchildhoodcancer #gogoldforkids #survivorsremorse #survivorsguilt #chemotherapy

How do you #BeWellDoGood ? ⠀ ⠀ I've been so in

How do you #BeWellDoGood ? ⠀
⠀
I've been so inspired by the resilience, generosity, and kindness shown during this crazy time, that I wanted to share some of my own favorite ways to do good, while keeping yourself and your community well. ⠀
⠀
This is how I’ve been spending a lot of my time - holed up in my home office surrounded by clothing, hangers, and cameras. As the content manager for a small business who decided to shut down their brick & mortar stores today for the time being, my team and I have had to get scrappy to keep moving things forward. Every time an order comes through online, I feel so grateful for the people who continue to shop from us. I know a lot of big retailers will make it through this crazy time, but us little guys are doing everything we can to survive just the next few weeks. ⠀
⠀
Even though shopping may not seem like an act of service, every time you choose to support a small business over a big retailer, you are helping them stay afloat and keep their employees and their families provided for. Even if you cannot place orders, engaging with their content on social media, sharing their products with your friends, and writing Facebook or Google reviews goes a LONG way right now. These little acts of service keep small business dreams alive!⠀
⠀
For more ways to #BeWellDoGood, head over to my incredibly thoughtful IG girlfriends who are jumping in and sharing how they are serving right now!⠀
⠀
@sarahgrotenhuis ⠀
@alittletooloud ⠀
@icedcoffeemomblog⠀
@homewiththewileys ⠀
@heytherechelsie

L I F E // Today, I turn thirty. It turns out that

L I F E // Today, I turn thirty. It turns out that even though every plan we had to celebrate had to be cancelled or postponed, a day out in the Jeep was exactly what my soul needed.
Completely unplugged from the news. Completely relieved of the stress. Completely away from everyone. Just me, Dust, the pups, our rig and fresh air and endless sky. Just breathing in and breathing out and feeling my heart beat and remembering how amazing it is to be alive.

Thirty doesn’t look like the way I thought it would but at the end of the day, I am so grateful for this birthday. So grateful for this beautiful life I get to call mine.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivors #osteosarcoma #jeepxj #xjcherokee #jeepcherokee #jeepjeep #jeepgirl #xjlife #xjnation #jeeplove #jeepxj

L I F E // I found myself laying in bed this morni

L I F E // I found myself laying in bed this morning, fighting back tears and asking Dustin: “How the heck did we get here?” At the beginning of March, we were celebrating the fact that my fibroid hadn’t grown back, planning my 30th birthday, and getting things in order for our first fertility treatment. And now, a few weeks later, all the plans for my birthday have gone out the window, our fertility clinic has cancelled all treatments for the foreseeable future, we experience an EARTHQUAKE and I got sick strep throat to top it off.

The panic and anxiety of the unknown has been eating away at me for days. It’s made it hard to get out of bed and hard to get much done. I know I’m not alone. But today, I knew I had to do something different. So, after I laid in bed being the victim, I got up and I got dressed and I did a hair toss and lived the day as a survivor.

It helped. I felt a little bit like myself and a little more control over my life. Survivor mode, activated.
#heytherechelsie #cancersurvivor #childhoodcancer #infertilityawareness #iuijourney #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsupport #infertilitysucks #infertilitysupport #quarantine #quarantinestyle

B E A U T Y // In the midsts of all this craziness

B E A U T Y // In the midsts of all this craziness, I’ve found myself turning to the things that ground me and make me feel a little normal. Writing my bi-annual guide to the @ultabeauty 21 Day’s of Beauty brought me a little security and familiarity today. Regardless of if your shopping the sale now or not, I hope you know that I share this information to help reduce the overwhelm you feel when you walk into a beauty store (and to help you make choices you feel confident in when buying beauty products.) Things feel pretty chaotic right now, on so many levels, so I’m clinging to what reminds me that I’m still me. Right now, that’s fun eyeshadow colors, long walks with my dogs, and pouring myself into my job at @shopmscb.
Let me know if you have any questions about this sale! The guide is linked in my bio!

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #ultasalon #ultahaul #ultasale #21daysofbeauty #beautytip #beautyreview #makeupworld #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #beautybox

C A N C E R // When you fight cancer, they tell yo

C A N C E R // When you fight cancer, they tell you about the things you will have to battle. About the hair loss, the sick, the weight loss, the mouth sores, the bed sores, the surgeries, the deformations, the knee replacements, the infections, the fevers. It's information overload, and you try to soak it all in, but the knowledge slowly settles into your bones as your treatment becomes a routine. The slow repetition of infusions, complications and surgical procedures wrap around you in twisted vines until you understand.⠀
⠀
But they don't tell you about the fight after cancer. The guilt. The confusion. The emotional damage that sits in the back corners of your stomach and rears it's head at the most inconvenient and surprising times. And they don't tell you what it's like to cope with life after cancer. The limp. The unstable joints. The shotty immune system. The chronic pain. The questions. The label that you can never seem to shake.⠀
⠀
They don't tell you about that fight. You just discover that battle all on your own. And then you either let it sink you, or you survive it. Every day, for the rest of your life, you will wake up to that fight. Every day, for the rest of your life, you choose to survive.

Here I am, two weeks away from turning thirty, and even though it’s hard and so exhausting, it’s been 100% worth the fight.

The fight during cancer, but mainly, the daily fight as a survivor.

It’s always been worth it.
#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #osteosarcoma #pediatriccancerawareness #cancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancersucks

No. Fibroid. Regrowth. 🙌🏻⠀ ⠀ That was th

No. Fibroid. Regrowth. 🙌🏻⠀
⠀
That was the results of my most recent ultrasound test last week and I’ve been basking in the relief of it all for the last few days. My body, which has fought so hard and has been asked to survive SO MUCH, has pulled through for me again. I couldn’t love it more. ⠀
⠀
I didn’t always feel this way about it (pediatric cancer can do that to a person) but the last few years, I’ve come to see this body in a whole new light. Not one that betrayed me. Not one that wanted me to be sick. Not one that tried to kill me. That’s not what this body is.⠀
⠀
This body is resilient. It survived three reconstructive leg surgeries and the lengthy recoveries that followed. This body is tough. It went through 18 rounds of high-dose, inpatient chemotherapy with various complications. This body is a fighter. It fights every day to keep my fibroids away. This body is a survivor. It has survived pediatric cancer, chemotherapy, 10 surgeries, a miscarriage, and infertility. Despite all the reasons it has to give up, it wakes up every morning and gives me another day to be alive.⠀
⠀
Health trials are hard. It’s really easy to get frustrated about being in a body that doesn’t move, work, or feel the way it’s supposed to. But I know that the day I realized my body was waiting for my to love it (and not hate it) was the day everything changed for me.⠀
⠀
So, three cheers for this body and no fibroid regrowth (for now) and for the next adventure of infertility treatments that we will embark TOGETHER on. I’m proud of you, bod. You’re doing a really good job. ⠀

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #osteosarcoma #infertilitysucks #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsupport #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #miscarriagesurvivor

“Gut feelings are guardian angels.”⠀ ⠀ Anx

“Gut feelings are guardian angels.”⠀
⠀
Anxiety and PTSD has caused me to question every gut feeling I’ve had for the last 13 years of my life. “Am I feeling this way because I’ve experienced extensive trauma or am I feel this way because my gut and intuition is trying to tell me something?” It’s been exhausting at times, trying to navigate my feelings and what they mean. That’s why I went back to therapy last year - because I wanted to get my anxiety under control so I could listen to my gut again. ⠀
⠀
So, this past year I’ve been learning how to tell the difference between a thought caused from anxiety or trauma and a legit gut feeling. And what’s more, I’ve learned to listen to my gut and follow what it’s trying to tell me. It has been one of the best things I could have ever done for myself, because it turns out: my gut feelings are guardian angels. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me to see a fertility specialist instead of waiting 6 more months. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me to fight for pre-cycle testing to look for a fibroid before jumping into fertility treatments. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that although the mass in my uterus was terrifying, it wasn’t cancer. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that I could work out and be stronger, despite years of being told my leg will never be the same again. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me which relationships were worth investing in and which ones were causing unnecessary stress on my life. ⠀
⠀
My gut told me that sunshine and Mexico would be good for my soul and that I could be happy again. ⠀
⠀
Turns out, my gut has been looking out for me, just like a guardian angel. It’s been so empowering to learn how to listen to it and to know that my anxiety and trauma doesn’t have to control my decisions or behavior the way it used to. ⠀
⠀
And that has brought me happiness.

How in tune are you with your gut feelings? I’d love to hear about your experiences!

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #gutfeeling #trustyourintuition #ttccommunity #ttcsupport #ttcjourney #anxietyawareness #ptsdrecovery #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #modestdresses #puertovallartamexico

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