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Last chemo reflection

July 22, 2024 was my final chemotherapy session for Stage 3.C invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer).

If turning 40 this year weren’t enough to motivate me to take on new goals and challenges the diagnosis certainly pushed me into uncharted territory.

I have been thinking of myself as Christine Version 2.0, but then I realized this is absurd.

Just like all the ML model versions and spreadsheets that are marked FINAL and then iteratively tweaked we are all WIP (works in progress).

I’m working on being the best mom I can

I’m working on expressing gratitude and celebrating more

I’m working on SQL & Python

I’m working on being physically strong

I’m working on determining and maintaining boundaries that work for my mental health

I’m working on being in the moment and breaking my phone addiction

I’m working on key relationships

There are key life milestones that are like major software releases and others that feel like dot releases, but there is no “ctrl + z” or “git revert” for time and actions.

Today, before we board our flight and move back Minnesota I want to send a huge thank you to Aurora Christensen, Matt & Kathy Peters, Anna Carragee and Eugene Carragee, MD *2, Kathy Ruppel, Mark Wright, Lilliput daycare, Elisabeth Bagley , Dumont Doumbe, Mike Karnis, Rachel Weber, my incredible neighbors in College Terrace and the team at Stanford.