My breast cancer timeline: Oct 17 - Found a lump Oct 24 - Mammogram, ultrasound Oct 31 - MRI, biopsy, confirmed breast cancer Nov 6 - Dr...

December 27, 2013 Journal Dump #013 The stress of the holidays is over and I can return to putting my focus on recovery.  Like many...

December 14, 2013 Journal Dump #010 It’s 02:16 am and I slowly pry my tired eyes open. My hands gently lift to my chest, which is in so...

December 12, 2013 Journal Dump #009 Today is Thursday, December 12, 2013.  Three days ago I had a bilateral (double) mastectomy with...

Published in January 2016, I created this Breast Cancer Resource Guide specific for Central New York to help anyone in the area find...

December 5, 2013 Journal Dump #007 Today I am 3 days away from my surgery date - having a bilateral mastectomy, also known as a double...

October 24, 2016 The Oneida Daily Dispatch issues a special supplement called Think Pink for October's breast cancer awareness month.  I...

In 2015, Shelly Straub was featured on The Informed Patient Podcast for Upstate Medical University, where she shared her powerful breast...

October 2, 2016 Journal Dump #078 I was contacted by the Editor of a local magazine in Syracuse, New York about writing a piece on my...

OCTOBER 31, 2013 Journal Dump #002 The biopsy experience. What they don't tell you: 1. Maybe they will, maybe they won't... but no one...