About Me

Coaches Wife. 
Healthcare Professional. 
Advocate and Survivor of Lung Cancer. 
Jesus Follower. 
Exerciser. 
Food Lover. 
Boater. 
Dog Momma. 
Philanthropist. 
Aspiring Gardner.

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Text Message....

I just got a text from my godbrother who recently lost his grandmother to breast cancer, and I wanted to share it with yall. Josh said "Not sure if you meant it but in your stuff about lung cancer being forgotten in the last few days, you come off as very... I dont know the best way to put it but the most polite is probably desensitized to breast cancer. I get what you are trying to get across but other might not. It seems very close to, "Forget breast cancer. Thats not even the worst one." Just thought I would let you know so you dont allienate a potential proponent for awareness because they get turned off." I hope you guys dont feel that way. Here's my response, "I'm sorry if it comes across that way and anyone who knows me that I support all types of cancer! I work in cancer care and give every breathing second to cancer in some way. You know I actually admire what the breast cancer movement has done over the past 40 years by increasing survival ...
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Healthcare Strategies Summit in Chicago

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A lot of people always ask me what I do for work– I am a Physician Outreach Manager for a major health care system in NC.  What does that mean? Basically I am responsible for the growth and development of a specific service line within the organization. The easy way to say it is, I am in “physician sales”.  I want referring physicians to always choose our health care system to send their patients to as opposed to our competitors. It is my job to educate them about the services and care we provide and to help fix any operational barriers that could be preventing them from being able to refer patients to our facilities.  This job requires a lot of day-to-day travel but not a ton  of overnight overnight travel. Perfect in my book!  When I do get the chance to leave NC, I want to do a better job of documenting my experiences so that I can share them with my friends and family! This past year, I was given the opportunity to work as a consultant for a medic...
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Today is a special day…

Today is a special day… Today is a special day for lung cancer survivors, family members, and advocates. It’s the start of Lung Cancer Awareness Month!! Although it’s hard to follow in the footsteps of breast cancer awareness month, I am grateful that we even have a month. I have already started to get busy with lung cancer awareness and advocacy and I hope anyone who reads this will start to get busy also. A few weeks ago I was blessed with the opportunity to fly to NYC with Robert. (my boyfriend for those of you who don’t know) It was Robert’s first time ever flying so it was an experience in itself. As if, flying wasn’t a big enough experience. The city is HUGE and very crowded!! The reason for the trip was to speak at a walk held by the LUNGevity Foundation. A young girl named Stacey contacted me this summer about possibly speaking at the walk that they hold in Battery Park. It was a beautiful day and I was honored to be able to speak and learn about a really great organization ...
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