HeyJaredJenny’s Dying to Live
Finding meaning, humor, and happiness after being diagnosed with an incurable disease.
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What Stayed with Me in September (opens the original)
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Hello there!Lately I’ve felt that hint of fall in the early morning air. Our daytime temperatures are still near 100, but later this week we’ll be dipping down into the 70s and 80s for our highs. While that might still sound hot to you, in our parts it’s somewhat normal. I remember the first year after my back surgery and starting cancer treatment in 2024, I was inside most of the time and didn’t get to experience the change of seasons very much, and it lead to some minor depression.So these day
The Meaning I Give It (opens the original)
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In living with advanced cancer, I’ve developed a few strategies that help me regulate my mood. Why, you might ask, is regulating my mood so important? Don’t I have bigger fish to fry?The answer is that I want to enjoy my life. And I can’t do that very well if my mood isn’t regulated, cancer or no cancer. But living with cancer treatment means that I probably have more roadblocks in my day than the average bear, so the last thing I want to do is add to that load by not doing what I can to regulat
The Sacredness of Time (opens the original)
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You know how you hear about people who are diagnosed with a terrible disease, and all of a sudden they realize how very short their life is, and they desperately wish for more time?I’ve been thinking about that lately. Most of you know that I was diagnosed two years ago with Stage 4 breast cancer to the bones — not currently considered curable, and if I choose (which I currently do), I’ll be in treatment for the rest of my life.Now, I’m not terminal. Terminal means there are no further available
I Don’t Have to Be Positive to Be Resilient (opens the original)
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You know me: I love quotes. And I read one this week that made me internally shout, “Yes!!” Urging someone to stay positive doesn’t boost their resilience — it denies their reality. -Psychologist and Author, Adam GrantI’ve written about this in one way or another for what seems like forever. And even more so since being diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in 2024. Many people over the years, since I was first diagnosed Stage 2 in 2012, have said, “Jenny, with your positive attitude, you are goi
Am I Trying Not to Die — Or Am I Choosing to Live? (opens the original)
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I read something today that is really causing me to think about the intention behind opting for cancer treatment after being diagnosed Stage 4 breast cancer two years ago, and it’s this:Am I opting for cancer treatment to avoid death, or am I doing it to choose life?The action —taking chemotherapy— is the same either way, right? But the intention and the meaning I give it changes everything.I’ll be honest. I haven’t thought about that before today. When my oncologist first recommended oral chemo
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