Jessica Oldwyn

  I was told I would never live this long, that I would be lucky to see 4.5 years. Today, 14 years ago, I was diagnosed with a honker of a b...

Each moment bleeds into the next, with so many responsibilities, so many tasks to complete. It's exhausting. But, today , we did it! Th...

Been scrambling to get a MRI since Friday, because I know that I can't walk into this surgery blind. I haven't seen what's goi...

Dang it if brain tumor life isn't confusing. At least in my world! I can't be the only one who has these types of yoyo results. I ...

I finally received my secondary results from the MRI. Unfortunately, UCLA believes there has been interval progression, and they are recomme...

University of Washington just emailed me my radiology report, and since I can easily copy and paste, I thought I would post it here in case ...

I'm in my happy place, Green Lake. I mean, don't get me wrong - Edmonds is my home. We've grown roots and continue to be nurture...

Morning Guys! Usually you never want immediate results from your doctor. Fast phone calls after an appointment or scan is often because th...

I don't want to share this. I don't want to say it. I hate that I have to release, but the truth is that I can't handle my feeli...

Oh man, my face has broken out into blisters. Good grief, I am a ball of stress. This always seems to happen in the days/weeks before an MRI...

Ugh, the dread in my body in having/needing to write this post has been weighing on me for quite some time. Like months. How embarrassing! W...

I never thought I'd feel this way. I never thought that I would use these words, and for good reason. Doctors don't use the term ...

Of course, of course, of course, the day I go to get my MRI results, I have a seizure. (I was at 4.5 months seizure free. DAMN IT.) In fact,...

I had an epiphany last night. It was profound, and yet seems so simple, so clear. I feel like that's the story of my life. My mantra sho...

Sorry I'm not posting much these days. I can't seem to get my thoughts together, which sucks because I have so many stories. It'...

Hey Guys, I've been working on this page for a bit. I'm trying to make it easier for tumor fighters to navigate my blog, and the tum...

I'm feeling so grateful to be alive today. For some unknown reason, the sentiment is stronger than usual. It's palpable. It feels go...

Holy. Cow. I have borderline orthorexia.  It's an actual thing .  I was watching the news this morning and a story came on about a girl ...