About Shannon

I’m starting this blog as a way to keep loved ones informed as I battle breast cancer. However, breast cancer is just a part of my life. It doesn’t get to define me or take over my whole life. If I have to talk all breast cancer all the time, I’ll be going from MD Anderson to Menninger Clinic faster than the speed of light! So, walk with me on this journey, cry with me sometimes, but please, please, please for the love of all things holy, enjoy the silly with me, celebrate the excellent, and focus on the positive!

New Year – New Drug

January 9, 2018 by Shannon 8 Comments

When I started taking Ibrance towards the end of 2016 I read that the drug doubled the median progression-free survival time for many patients and I remember thinking – “Oh my gosh, 6 months would be fantastic! I haven’t made it 3 months without something new popping up. Half a year without playing Whack-a-Mole would […]

Stepping out at MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Boot Walk to #EndCancer with NO EVIDENCE OF PROGRESSION!

November 6, 2017 by Shannon 2 Comments

I am thrilled to share that my most recent scans have once again revealed no evidence of progression! I’ll be celebrating 11 months of stability at MD Anderson’s Boot Walk to #EndCancer this coming Saturday, Nov. 11. Additionally, I’m excited to share that our Stomp Out Stage IV Breast Cancer team has raised over $50,000 […]

So much on my heart these days

September 8, 2017 by Shannon 3 Comments

I’ve been so heartened to see the response of the Church in the midst of so much devastation – wildfires in the West, Harvey here in Houston, Irma in the East, not to mention floods across South Asia, the earthquake in Mexico….. I read Isaiah 58 this morning. Verses 9 – 12 convicted me deeply, […]