Lindsay Norris

I wrote this poem the night before my recent scans. I love to process things by writing and (sometimes) sharing.

How do you celebrate this milestone while protecting those who will never reach it?

As news of the COVID-19 crisis started to develop and stop the world in its tracks, I immediately shifted to my cancer coping methods.

We dive into my cancer diagnosis, what I wish all oncology nurses knew about the patient experience, and much more!

We talk about it all, from this cancer thing that’s kept me busy the last few years to revealing my high school crush.

World Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome Day always leaves me reflecting about that OTHER time my body was pushed to the very limits.

Right now, I’m slowly and steadily walking back down the mountain, but I still see the nasty mess that lion left behind

I wanted to do something special to remind myself of what I’ve accomplished and hold on to that feeling I had in my first MRI.

I’ve grown as a person a million times over since that day, but the feelings are still the same.

You will be amazed what you can accomplish when you take it one day at a time (sometimes just one minute at a time), one challenge at time.

I’d been in a consult room many times; I knew what happened in those consult rooms.

You can’t change what has happened, but you can decide how you handle it from here. You can do this! You’re not alone!

I avoided the word entirely until just a few weeks ago when I was cleaning out an old purse and found a little blue “survivor” pin.

Having an ostomy is simply normal for me now—but that doesn’t mean I haven’t had a small pity party or two along the way.

Another mom who has cancer once told me that this is our kids’ story too, and to let them process it in their own way.

I could talk about my amazing doctors all day, but it’s Nurses Week — and they truly are the glue that holds the health system together.

I have lots of updates, stories, and thoughts to share about the last year and a half, and it was actually quite dramatic at times.