Mommy Has Cancer
@mommyhascancer.ca
Using my story to advocate for better screening, cancer care and research in Canada. Author of an animated comic strip series about a young family with a terminally ill parent, based on my and my kids’ experiences.
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Some friends last a lifetime. It was great seeing my friend « Tink » tonight. We’ve seen each other twice in 30 years. That deserves a photo!!
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Some friends last a lifetime. It was great seeing my friend « Tink » tonight. We’ve seen each other twice in 30 years. That deserves a photo!!
With stage 4 cancer, I’m a frequent ER guest—like Hotel California for the terminally ill. ECG tech loved my compression socks with a ❤️ rhythm & matched curtains! Labs, Urinalysis, ECG, & CT done, I have a plan to get better soon.
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
With stage 4 cancer, I’m a frequent ER guest—like Hotel California for the terminally ill. ECG tech loved my compression socks with a ❤️ rhythm & matched curtains! Labs, Urinalysis, ECG, & CT done, I have a plan to get better soon.
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
Good news: my progression sites haven’t changed since last month!
Don’t forget to register for tonight’s free webinar “The silent threat: clots & cancer”. Kirsten and I will share our stories and will be joined by Dr. de Wit—ER physician—for this important ssssion!
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Don’t forget to register for tonight’s free webinar “The silent threat: clots & cancer”. Kirsten and I will share our stories and will be joined by Dr. de Wit—ER physician—for this important ssssion!
I’m helping share this free Thrombosis Canada event on October 28 – it’s an important conversation about blood clots in people with cancer.
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’m helping share this free Thrombosis Canada event on October 28 – it’s an important conversation about blood clots in people with cancer.
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
Awareness can save lives. Join me: thrombosiscanada.ca/Clots&Cancer
#SilentThreat #WorldThrombosisDay #BloodClots #WTDay25 @thrombosiscan.bsky.social
Post treatment side effects 🤢 🟰 🚫 😴 until 2:00 am 🟰🚫 🏋️♀️ this morning. On the flip side, after each 🚽 visit, I drank lots of💧
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Post treatment side effects 🤢 🟰 🚫 😴 until 2:00 am 🟰🚫 🏋️♀️ this morning. On the flip side, after each 🚽 visit, I drank lots of💧
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
I wanted more but had to 🛌 had an appointment at 8:20 a.m. Hydration made it easier to access my veins and 💉🩸. I’m just finishing a ☕️ before my next appointment. Time to 🚘
Cancer sucks, but the cancer community is incredible. I’m so proud to be part of MOHCCN, which includes patients. Thank you to @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social researchers, clinicians, donors, and the @marathonofhope.bsky.social team. I have no doubt that together, we can Finish It!
September 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Cancer sucks, but the cancer community is incredible. I’m so proud to be part of MOHCCN, which includes patients. Thank you to @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social researchers, clinicians, donors, and the @marathonofhope.bsky.social team. I have no doubt that together, we can Finish It!
I was trying to keep under a 10.5 minutes per kilometer. I did it! 10’49”!! Keep the donations coming for the kids’ run, which they do in a couple of more weeks’. 🔗👇
schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
September 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I was trying to keep under a 10.5 minutes per kilometer. I did it! 10’49”!! Keep the donations coming for the kids’ run, which they do in a couple of more weeks’. 🔗👇
schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
Guess what we are doing today? I’m doing it to support my kids’ fundraising for cancer research. Donate here: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
#FinishIt #TerryFox #terryfoxrun #terryfoxfoundation #terryfoxschoolrun #CancerResearch #TerryFox2025 #TerryFoxRun2025 #TerryFoxSchoolRun2025
#FinishIt #TerryFox #terryfoxrun #terryfoxfoundation #terryfoxschoolrun #CancerResearch #TerryFox2025 #TerryFoxRun2025 #TerryFoxSchoolRun2025
September 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Guess what we are doing today? I’m doing it to support my kids’ fundraising for cancer research. Donate here: schools.terryfox.ca/page/kwadkids
#FinishIt #TerryFox #terryfoxrun #terryfoxfoundation #terryfoxschoolrun #CancerResearch #TerryFox2025 #TerryFoxRun2025 #TerryFoxSchoolRun2025
#FinishIt #TerryFox #terryfoxrun #terryfoxfoundation #terryfoxschoolrun #CancerResearch #TerryFox2025 #TerryFoxRun2025 #TerryFoxSchoolRun2025
Ever wondered what keeps a late-screened cancer patient alive? This + meds only from hospital: Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Pertuzumab (Perjeta), and zoledronic acid (Zometa). Thanks to cancer research, I’m still alive @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social, I’m still alive. But we need to #ScreenBetterCanada
September 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ever wondered what keeps a late-screened cancer patient alive? This + meds only from hospital: Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Pertuzumab (Perjeta), and zoledronic acid (Zometa). Thanks to cancer research, I’m still alive @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social, I’m still alive. But we need to #ScreenBetterCanada
Some days hurt more than others. It was a 3 poke process today.
August 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some days hurt more than others. It was a 3 poke process today.
Proud to wear my @buffalo-bills.bsky.social Intercept Cancer Hoodie!
Too young for a mammogram, yet it was terminal from day one. I had 2.5 & 5 y/olds. I’m a unicorn—only 22% live 5+ years. Now 6.5 yrs in, I’ve > doubled my life expectancy.
@buffalo-bills.bsky.social @billsmafiababes.bsky.social
Too young for a mammogram, yet it was terminal from day one. I had 2.5 & 5 y/olds. I’m a unicorn—only 22% live 5+ years. Now 6.5 yrs in, I’ve > doubled my life expectancy.
@buffalo-bills.bsky.social @billsmafiababes.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Proud to wear my @buffalo-bills.bsky.social Intercept Cancer Hoodie!
Too young for a mammogram, yet it was terminal from day one. I had 2.5 & 5 y/olds. I’m a unicorn—only 22% live 5+ years. Now 6.5 yrs in, I’ve > doubled my life expectancy.
@buffalo-bills.bsky.social @billsmafiababes.bsky.social
Too young for a mammogram, yet it was terminal from day one. I had 2.5 & 5 y/olds. I’m a unicorn—only 22% live 5+ years. Now 6.5 yrs in, I’ve > doubled my life expectancy.
@buffalo-bills.bsky.social @billsmafiababes.bsky.social
💔 This ~2000 beach volleyball photo in Kitsilano. Today was Kelly’s last day on 🌎. We were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer within a month—hers lung, mine breast. We’re the blondes (hers long). She’s my 3rd friend to die in a month. I’m shattered. 😭
August 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
💔 This ~2000 beach volleyball photo in Kitsilano. Today was Kelly’s last day on 🌎. We were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer within a month—hers lung, mine breast. We’re the blondes (hers long). She’s my 3rd friend to die in a month. I’m shattered. 😭
Here is my “gong show” to celebrate my 150th cancer treatment infusion today!
April 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Here is my “gong show” to celebrate my 150th cancer treatment infusion today!
Bluesky doesn’t do rounding like I was taught in grade school. 😆
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Bluesky doesn’t do rounding like I was taught in grade school. 😆
My dogs—my Jack Russell and my boyfriend’s Golden Doodle—take their job in my post-treatment recovery very seriously. They smother me with cuddles, wrapping me in warmth like a living, breathing blanket. I’d much rather have their job than mine (a terminal cancer patient) any day!
March 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My dogs—my Jack Russell and my boyfriend’s Golden Doodle—take their job in my post-treatment recovery very seriously. They smother me with cuddles, wrapping me in warmth like a living, breathing blanket. I’d much rather have their job than mine (a terminal cancer patient) any day!
Today is my 150th infusion: 20 chemo, 30 zoledronic acid, & 130 of my two immunotherapies. I told my nurse my veins were in good shape (no port!). She pulled out a tool—like a stud finder but for veins! It’s cool to see it work.
To mark the occasion, I took a selfie. Love the purples and pinks!
To mark the occasion, I took a selfie. Love the purples and pinks!
March 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today is my 150th infusion: 20 chemo, 30 zoledronic acid, & 130 of my two immunotherapies. I told my nurse my veins were in good shape (no port!). She pulled out a tool—like a stud finder but for veins! It’s cool to see it work.
To mark the occasion, I took a selfie. Love the purples and pinks!
To mark the occasion, I took a selfie. Love the purples and pinks!
I met with my MP, Tom Kmiec, to discuss how @marathonofhope.bsky.social is uniting 🇨🇦Canada’s cancer community to expand access to #PrecisionMedicine for all Canadians.
Excited he’ll advocate for federal funding in the next phase! #CancerResearch
Excited he’ll advocate for federal funding in the next phase! #CancerResearch
March 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I met with my MP, Tom Kmiec, to discuss how @marathonofhope.bsky.social is uniting 🇨🇦Canada’s cancer community to expand access to #PrecisionMedicine for all Canadians.
Excited he’ll advocate for federal funding in the next phase! #CancerResearch
Excited he’ll advocate for federal funding in the next phase! #CancerResearch
When your nosebleed is so intense that tissues are useless, and you call your boyfriend for extra-strength paper towels—only to sit by the toilet because even those get soaked through, needing something to catch the drips between switches.
#Medical #Oncology #OncoSky #BleedingDisorders
#Medical #Oncology #OncoSky #BleedingDisorders
March 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When your nosebleed is so intense that tissues are useless, and you call your boyfriend for extra-strength paper towels—only to sit by the toilet because even those get soaked through, needing something to catch the drips between switches.
#Medical #Oncology #OncoSky #BleedingDisorders
#Medical #Oncology #OncoSky #BleedingDisorders
Wrapping up my romantic birthday/Valentine’s/cancerversary in style—at the ultra-modern Arthur Child Cancer Centre! This “resort” boasts sunny courtyard views at reception & private rooms overlooking the @ucalgary.bsky.social . And with -30°C outside, I’ll take the sunshine from indoors, thanks!
February 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wrapping up my romantic birthday/Valentine’s/cancerversary in style—at the ultra-modern Arthur Child Cancer Centre! This “resort” boasts sunny courtyard views at reception & private rooms overlooking the @ucalgary.bsky.social . And with -30°C outside, I’ll take the sunshine from indoors, thanks!
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Report + block
Report + block
February 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Andddd…
Report + block
Report + block
Cancer turned my world upside down—just like my photo #WorldCancerDay below. Six years & 15 days ago, I found a tiny lump in my breast. That moment changed everything. I was diagnosed with stage 4, incurable breast cancer, and my life—and my two young kids’ (then 2.5 and 5)—was forever altered. 🧵👇¼
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Cancer turned my world upside down—just like my photo #WorldCancerDay below. Six years & 15 days ago, I found a tiny lump in my breast. That moment changed everything. I was diagnosed with stage 4, incurable breast cancer, and my life—and my two young kids’ (then 2.5 and 5)—was forever altered. 🧵👇¼
A rash showed up a few days ago and is getting worse. I thought I’d have the willpower to resist scratching—turns out, “asleep-me” doesn’t, and even drew blood! Off to the walk-in to make sure I see my doc in the morning! (Apologies for the cringy photos.)
February 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A rash showed up a few days ago and is getting worse. I thought I’d have the willpower to resist scratching—turns out, “asleep-me” doesn’t, and even drew blood! Off to the walk-in to make sure I see my doc in the morning! (Apologies for the cringy photos.)
I’m receiving my post-holiday super-power cancer-defense elixir!
In other words, the holidays are over; I’m kicking off 2025 at the hospital to for my two immunotherapy infusions—apparently, my immune system needs a motivational speech every three weeks!
#ThanksCancer #OncoSky #MedSky #CanSky
In other words, the holidays are over; I’m kicking off 2025 at the hospital to for my two immunotherapy infusions—apparently, my immune system needs a motivational speech every three weeks!
#ThanksCancer #OncoSky #MedSky #CanSky
January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I’m receiving my post-holiday super-power cancer-defense elixir!
In other words, the holidays are over; I’m kicking off 2025 at the hospital to for my two immunotherapy infusions—apparently, my immune system needs a motivational speech every three weeks!
#ThanksCancer #OncoSky #MedSky #CanSky
In other words, the holidays are over; I’m kicking off 2025 at the hospital to for my two immunotherapy infusions—apparently, my immune system needs a motivational speech every three weeks!
#ThanksCancer #OncoSky #MedSky #CanSky
Happy holidays, from our family to yours!
December 26, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Happy holidays, from our family to yours!
My kids and I had to make a tough decision to say our goodbyes to Skoki (sitting on floor). He is younger than his 1/2 brother Kaslo, so we didn’t expect he would go first.
As we made the decision, my son N was sobbing loudly saying that 3 of us (meaning myself and our 2 senior…
As we made the decision, my son N was sobbing loudly saying that 3 of us (meaning myself and our 2 senior…
January 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My kids and I had to make a tough decision to say our goodbyes to Skoki (sitting on floor). He is younger than his 1/2 brother Kaslo, so we didn’t expect he would go first.
As we made the decision, my son N was sobbing loudly saying that 3 of us (meaning myself and our 2 senior…
As we made the decision, my son N was sobbing loudly saying that 3 of us (meaning myself and our 2 senior…