I hope your holidays were fantastic! 

Time around the holidays reminds me quite a bit of some of the more difficult moments in this journey for me and I have continued to reflect on the immense support I’ve received from all of you. I am ETERNALLY grateful for all of your positive energy, love, and prayers! I will never forget the care and concern you all showed me and the difference that it made. I truly cannot thank you enough. I love you all!

It’s been a long time since I have posted anything and my hope is that this will be the last you hear from me on this front. As of January 4th (3 years to the day I was admitted to the ICU), I no longer have a port for future treatments! We’re officially done! 💃🏻🎉 

Although I have not had treatment since the end of June, I was still riding with training wheels. With my port, we had set ourselves up to go back to chemo and other treatments at any moment if needed. Luckily, I have been feeling great and there has not been a sign of cancer in sight! Having my port removed feels like a significant transition and I really do feel like I’m moving into a new chapter in my life. It’s SO exciting and definitely a little scary, but more than anything, I am overwhelmed with gratitude! 

Moving forward, I will continue to go in for check ups regularly, along with an occasional scan. My immune system has improved substantially, but it probably isn’t quite 100% yet (and it might not ever be what it was). I have some lingering neuropathy that we are hoping will resolve eventually, but considering everything that happened over the past 3 years, I feel extremely fortunate! I have a different body than I did before all of this, and I don’t take for granted everything that I am able to do now. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about what my friends, family, and medical team invested in getting me to this point. ❤️

This journey has made me a stronger and better person and I have been consistently humbled by your generosity and support! My heart truly goes out to those who are in their own battles with cancer or other conditions. I am with them/you, and am honored to share all of the love I have been given!

I hope I have the chance to hug you, thank you, and celebrate with you all soon! This has been a wild ride to say the least, and I can’t thank you enough for helping me through it!

I wish you all health and happiness in 2022 and beyond! Please take care! Your impact on the last three years of my life will never be forgotten. This is the best team I will EVER know. I love you! Thank you!!!! ☺️❤️

Love Always,

Cara