Today is exactly two years since my breast cancer diagnosis.  Looking back, it’s hard to believe how much my world would change with one phone call. 

I will never forget that first night.  It feels like a lifetime ago, yet I remember so many details of the night.  I remember exactly where I was standing in my closet as Dr. Kestenberg told me they found cancer.  I remember telling my mom they found cancer and hearing a voice I’d never heard before (and one I hope to never hear again).  I remember calling my good friend who was anxiously awaiting my phone call with the results of my biopsy.  I remember trying to figure out if I was in the midst of a bad dream.  And I remember thinking that maybe, just maybe, they were wrong.  Despite all these vivid memories—surgeries, treatment and life without hair feels like a lifetime ago.  And that’s a great feeling. 

So today on my two year anniversary, I invite you to share a virtual toast with me.  A toast to survivorship, a toast to cures and a toast to a world without breast cancer.