my friend Caroline and I revisited the scene of where I got the cancer call on the day before Thanksgiving, six years later

hanging out with some of my new cancer surviving friends at Stupid Cancer’s OMG West conference in Irvine

with Mema, my grandma to whom I dedicated my book, on Christmas day of 2008

Harrison and I rocking our bald looks after I shaved his head

my volleyball teammate Ashlie cutting my hair before my teammates all shaved my head

my mom’s kindergarteners celebrating that I only had 1 more chemo to go!

my first trip to Northwestern Memorial Hospital was a success…given that I had cancer and all…

my hairdresser Melissa cutting off my long hair in the hopes that I wouldn’t lose it all

celebrating my final chemotherapy treatment with my nurse Michelle!

Hawaii book release party

Wheaton book release party thrown by my college volleyball teammates Annie and Jamie

signing books for my Kickstarter backers

holding my book for the first time!