My primary goal today is to celebrate the achievement of the initial goal of my healing fundraiser. (Hooray!) I feel deep and ongoing gratitude for the waves of support that have come in, and this feels like a really important milestone we just reached together. So thank you!

My secondary goal today is to announce that, at the encouragement of several loved ones, I’ve consented to increasing the campaign's goal. This is to account for the immediate hole I ended up in once disability payments stopped, and to set myself up for success in facing upcoming out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

I just wrapped up a weeklong journey to New York City with my darling daughter — a most joyful experience replete with memories I will cherish for the rest of my life.

I’ve reflected a great deal on the meaning of this trip in the context of my greater story. In this post, I’ll share reflections and photos from my travels, including this latest NYC excursion and other recent adventures in healing.

First, though, a little health update…

I am writing today with a specific and humbling goal: to ask for help again. I have been astonished by all the contributions that have streamed in since a friend launched a GoFundMe after my cancer recurrence last summer. Those donations, combined with modest state disability payments, have helped to keep my family afloat and supported my ability to pay out-of-pocket for the many complementary healing services from which I’ve benefitted. I feel humbled and grateful.

Now — as I greet the new year (and with it, a new health insurance deductible) — a new slew of medical costs are keeping me company across the treatment finish line. At the same time, I recently received notice of my “Exhaustion of Benefits” from the state, meaning my disability payments have ceased and I’m now living off dwindling savings I had hoped to someday use to buy a home. So it goes! At least I am alive : )

…At the time of my most recent scan — the one performed on December 30 — the volume of the node had decreased further still, clocking in at a mere volume of 16.1 cubic centimeters. That is less than 1/3 of the size it was back in September!

Dear Family and Friends,

As you’re likely aware, this has been a major year for me and Satya Rose. I am more grateful than ever to be here, alive on this beautiful planet and sharing this sacred journey of consciousness with you. What follows is a heavily abridged recap of this latest and most transformational trip around the sun. I hope it finds you in excellent health and spirits!

I just wanted to say thanks. Knowing you're out there has made all the difference.