Way back in 2011 this blog was started during my time spent over in Amsterdam, and little did I know how fitting and even slightly ironic the title would still remain...Here I am: 27 years old, happily married, dog owner, interior designer, and most recently - menopausal cancer patient. Yikes. ...It all started a few months ago (yes months , thank you America) when I was experiencing abdominal pain, so I reluctantly went to my doctor to figure out what the problem was. After initially being told that my doctor was 99% sure I was pregnant (nope), they eventually found a mass that was attached to one of my ovaries. Many scans and blood tests later, I was referred to an oncologist to have this thing surgically removed because of the slight possibility that it could be cancerous. For many women, this is a common occurrence to have something like a cyst removed, unfortunately for me, I'm sure you can guess that this has turned out to be not so common. Starting off the new yea