I joked and laughed throughout treatment, except when I couldn't. Chemo was not fun, but there were bright spots. There were also some rough periods. I cried when I first found out I had a malignancy.

For example, I passed out light-up rings to everybody in the uh-oh breast cancer waiting room, all women in fuschia smocks . I completed chemo and, when it was my turn to ring the bell, I brought my own soundtrack: An old disco song with the refrain "You can ring my bell-ell-ell, ring my bell. My bell." I wore my Diamondbacks attire to chemo when the DBacks were playing Game 1 of the World Series.