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RADIATION CHAOS - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Its Sunday night as I write this, I worked all weekend and just finished all my weekend “errands and cleaning” and finally got to sit...

Sami Pickens
Jul 19, 20205 min read


CHEMO COMPLETE !!
I am pretty sure, the last day of chemo excitement is something I will never forget! I finished my last chemo on June 11th. Today marks...

Sami Pickens
Jul 2, 20205 min read


I rather be bald.
As all of you following my journey know, I have completed 2/4 cycles of TC chemotherapy and was very hopeful that I would be able to keep...

Sami Pickens
May 3, 20203 min read


CHEMO ROUND 1
My first round of TC (Taxotere and Cytoxan) was 4/9/2020. Over the last three weeks I have experienced a multitude of side effects but...

Sami Pickens
Apr 29, 20207 min read


Chemo and Cold Capping
I start chemotherapy on Thursday 4/9/2020. I am so thankful to be able to stay on schedule with my treatment plan thus far even amid COVID19

Sami Pickens
Apr 5, 20206 min read


Prayers first and then Hormone Therapy, Ovarian Suppression and Surgery #2
I had a crazy realization last night while we were watching the finale of stranger things. So much so that I paused it and said … did you kn

Sami Pickens
Jul 20, 20195 min read


Twenty – three.
Eight weeks of numerous doctors appointments, and an absurd number of nights staying up late becoming the most well versed as I could be on

Sami Pickens
Jul 4, 20193 min read


Finding security and peace in my cancer treatment plan …. finally.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 11, 2019. It was then found that it was HER2 negative and strongly HR/PR 90% positive.

Sami Pickens
Jun 17, 20196 min read


SO MANY PUZZLE PIECES
Catching you up on the crazy past few days. I am writing this 3 days post op from my double mastectomy.

Sami Pickens
May 5, 20195 min read
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