I Help Other Moms Learn About Microdosing

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber In 2019, my best friend/business partner and I took our very successful “parentally incorrect” live comedy act, “The Pump and Dump Show,” to the next level. After touring the country for six years and performing in front of thousands of mothers, we decided it was time to grow the show … Read more

My Endometrial Cancer Hid in Menopause

Español As told to Erica Rimlinger As far as I knew, I wasn’t going through menopause. I was going through “the change.” Like many women in my generation, I was raised in a household, community and society that spoke vaguely about “the change” and the “problems” that crept up when you reached “a certain age.” … Read more

Mi cáncer endometrial se mantuvo oculto durante la menopausia

Español Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger No sabía que estaba atravesando la menopausia. Estaba experimentando “el cambio”. Al igual que muchas mujeres de mi generación, crecí en un hogar, en una comunidad y en una sociedad en dónde no se hablaba mucho del “cambio” y de los “problemas” que se presentaban cuando llegabas … Read more

My “Small” Cancer Turned Out to Be Stage 4 Breast Cancer

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. December is my birthday month. It was also the month I scheduled all my yearly health exams, including my mammogram. But December 2014 was busy, I guess. (I burned all my journals from that time — but that’s another story.) I don’t remember why … Read more

Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Means the Pandemic Isn’t ‘Over’ for Me

As told to Jacquelyne Froeber October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I was in the produce aisle of the Winn-Dixie when a grown man coughed on me. Loudly. I froze — a ripened tomato in my hand. I felt the weight of it and noted the subtle spray of the cough on its bright red … Read more