Hiya. Here are the blog posts I have written. Many of them about battling breast cancer in 2020. I’m planning to write more technical posts soon and they will be included here as well. You can see my more tech-oriented posts on dev.to.
The Cost of Cancer
Thus far, my blog has been about my experiences with the mental and physical costs of having cancer. I am really, really lucky to be financially stable, with me and my husband having steady jobs and money in the bank. Since being denied a drug by my insurance company, however, I have been thinking a…
Thank You
Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me or thought happy thoughts for me over the last week. Wednesday was the most physically and emotionally taxing day of my life – but it’s done! I had a lot of firsts: First sedation (but I didn’t fall asleep, just fuzzy) First surgery and implant…
Life Moves Pretty Fast
It was a mere four weeks ago when I first heard that I might have cancer. In that month I have had more scans, IVs, and various test than I’ve had over the course of my entire life. Finally, the testing is done (except for bloodwork) and we’re moving on to my first treatment: chemo….
Following
A few of you have asked how to follow my blog. Honestly, I had to Google it. According to these instructions I have to have two or more posts, so here is post #2. Please let me know if you still don’t see the follow button.
Crazy Times
I created this blog because I started a new career right when Washington state was closing down for the COVID pandemic. I had an unusual perspective that might be interesting to share. After working towards changing my career for many years, from deciding what I wanted to do next to going back to school to…
Things I Learned By Not Getting Hired for a Year
I graduated from Lambda School in February 2019, just days before my 40th birthday. I expected to have a new career within a few months, one with a fancy office space and snacks. One year, 143 applications and 9 interviews later I was still searching for my first developer job. Just before my 41st birthday,…