Adventure After Cancer, Seoul (2026)

26/03/2026

I've had this Koreen rock with me while traveling the last couple of countries.

I wanted to leave it somewhere special, but we were mostly visiting national parks and other protected areas.

Our first night in Seoul, we visited the Cheonggyecheon stream. It's a charming canal running through the city, where people come to exercise and socialize.

An estimated 60,000 people visit the stream every single day.

It's a place of community. A place where nature and city life merge.

It felt like the perfect place to leave my Koreen rock.

For those who don't know, Koreen ( ) also had Triple Negative Breast Cancer. In her memory, and Koreen's sister began decorating rocks with black hearts, a favorite of Koreen's, with to bring awareness to TNBC.

Not only is the rock being left in a place of community where numerous people will pass it daily, but it's also TNBC Awareness Month. What an appropriate time and place to leave something in her memory.

18/03/2026

In just less than a month, I turn 40.

Honestly, that's mindblowing for several reasons. 😅

But when I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer at age 32, I wasn't sure if I'd get this far.

Due to the inability to target these cancer cells, TNBC was considered a death sentence up until about 2018 to 2020, when better targeted treatments and immunotherapy became an option.

Between 2015 and 2021, the 5-year survival rate of TNBC has improved to approximately 78-80%.

That's only possible because of treatment research.

More than 7 years after diagnosis, I'm still alive, traveling with friends, eating weird foods, and geeking out over snakes, all thanks to research.

This month is TNBC Awareness Month, and a time for fundraising with the , with all funds raised going specifically to TNBC research for treatment.

If you feel lead, you can donate through this post, or on the TNBC Foundation website. 🫶🏻

03/03/2026

Today, March 3rd, is 💜Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day💜, kicking off a month of education and fundraising for this rare and aggressive cancer.

I'm partnering with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation to raise funds, with 100% of donations going to TNBC-specific research.

When I was diagnosed, I didn't even realize there were multiple types of breast cancer, much less what a TNBC diagnosis entailed!

Here are three things I wish I knew when I was diagnosed:

1) Don't waste your energy wondering what caused the cancer, and certainly don't feel guilty over it. There are a thousand different factors that could have contributed, and the stress of trying to figure it out isn't worth it.

2) TNBC is NOT a death sentence! Yes, it's more aggressive, but it's that aggressiveness that makes it quite responsive to chemo. And thanks to research, more and more treatment options are being found every year. There have been some really exciting finds even in the 7 years since I was diagnosed!

3) There is still life and adventure to be had after diagnosis. This was one of the hardest things for me to grasp, wondering if my traveling days were over. Yet here I am, more than 7 years NED, returning home from a bucket list trip to see poison dart frogs in Costa Rica. There is still adventure after cancer. 🫶🏻

You can donate to the TNBC Foundation through this post, or on their website. You can also find special events going on this month to help spread awareness and community.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year, y'all! 🥳

Coming into 2026 with some lessons learned.

Going forward, this account will look more like the aspects of blogging I enjoy -- photography and storytelling.

Wishing all of you the best in this New Year! May it be full of new adventures!

05/10/2025

Today is my 7th cancerversary after Triple Negative Breast Cancer, complete with all the tears and emotions that entails, both from joy and from trauma.

Having to undergo the full gamut of treatment -- surgery, chemo, and radiation -- I realized I would have to give up a job I truly enjoyed.

I worked as a biologist on Bering Sea fishing boats. And while it was fun, it was also physically demanding. I knew my post-cancer treatment body wouldn't be able to keep up with my job duties and long hours.

When I was first diagnosed in 2018, one of the songs that deeply resonated with me was "Burn the Ships" by For King + Country. The song felt reassuring... but it also felt like goodbye.

One day, I was looking deeper into the song and the inspiration behind its lyrics.

In so doing, I learned something that made one song even more personal and meaningful.

"Burn the Ships" was released into the world on the exact same day I was diagnosed -- October 5th, 2018.

The very day that I learned I would have to give up my job in order to get through cancer treatment, that I would have to say goodbye to the boats in Alaska, was the same day For King + Country came on my radio singing

We've got to
Burn the ships, cut the ties
Send a flare into the night
Say a prayer, turn the tide
Dry your tears and wave goodbye

Step into a new day
We can rise up from the dust and walk away
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships
And don't you look back

We can't see far enough to understand the significance of some deciding in life. I don't know why For King + Country chose that release date, of all days.

But for one woman in Ohio who was just told she has breast cancer and would lose her job as a result, the coincidence of that date has become and unforgettable godwink.

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