Published September 16. 2016 4:09PM Posted curtesy of The Day Melissa Johnson I haven’t written any columns lately because there hasn’t been much to say — and when it comes to cancer, that’s a very good thing. My most recent CT scan was on Aug. 23. The scan showed the one remaining spot on my liver […]
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Melissa’s Story … as told by her friend, Ann B Melissa Babcock Johnson was diagnosed with stage II invasive ductal carcinoma — the most common type of breast cancer — in May 2015, a month before her 32nd birthday.  She had noticed a lump a few months earlier, but thought she was too young to
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It looks suspicious Breast cancer at 31 Published by The Day –  June 27. 2015 12:01AM | Updated June 27. 2015 3:43PM Melissa Babcock My breast cancer story began like that of so many other women — I noticed a lump. What separates me from most of them is that I was just 31 years old
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Becoming a cancer patient Published by The Day July 25. 2015 12:01AM Melissa Babcock Part two in a series on life after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31. The weeks following my breast cancer diagnosis were a whirlwind of appointments, meetings, tests and decisions, but everyone I met was kind, brilliant and patient —
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How I spent my summer vacation Published by The Day – August 29. 2015 11:30AM Melissa Babcock Part three in a series on life after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31. On June 3 I began three months and six days (but who’s counting?) of chemotherapy, to take place every other week until Sept.
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Cancer a winding path of uncertainty Published by The Day – October 03. 2015 12:01AM Melissa Babcock Part four in a series on life after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31. When you’re going through cancer, or any personal challenge, it’s priceless to have others cheering you on. But the most helpful and comforting
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A celebration amid uncertainty Published The Day – November 16. 2015 12:01AM Melissa Johnson Lots of good things have happened since my last column. I married my patient and loving fiancé, Travis, who’s been with me since long before my diagnosis and cared for me relentlessly through three months of chemo. We had a brilliant
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Radiation Therapy The clean-up crew Published by The Day – December 24. 2015 12:24PM Melissa Johnson The journey continues. And it is a journey, even though some may think that word is too soft to describe the grueling, undesirable process of cancer treatment. To be sure, I’d rather be driving across the country on an
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Bang a gong, the cancer’s gone Published by The Day – January 29. 2016 5:03PM Melissa Johnson An ongoing series about life after a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31. Treatment is over and I’ve been thrown from the nest. Well, not really, but that’s what it feels like sometimes. My 30th and final radiation
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PTSD – the cancer version Published by The Day – February 26. 2016 12:15PM Melissa Johnson These post-treatment days are golden. My energy has come roaring back. Chemo-induced neuropathy lingers a bit in my feet, but I bought some new clothes and wore jeans and heels instead of yoga pants and slippers in public for
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