Stay up to date with all things Natalie, including her life in Puerto Rico, working for The Happy Givers NPO, her adventures, new food trials, friends and family, ventures and more.
Puerto Rico Day Trip
Day trip to Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico from San Juan area.
One Year In Puerto Rico
Cancer, then beating cancer, and simultaneously being in a pandemic was not on my list of things I ever thought I’d ever do - let alone do while adjusting to a new language, new culture, new job - new life.
Tests, Again
Update on my week of more doctor visits.
Happy NPO Campus Progress
Happy Givers Campus update from The Happy Givers
3 Months
Times flying by and thats okay when it comes to counting cancer remission months.
Back on the Campus
Cancer Free
Surgery # Two
Visually speaking, they found no other cancers in any other area of my reproductive system or my abdomen.
A Plan to Beat Cancers Ass
Puerto Rico’s unemployment hit 50% last week. The economy here was already lagging and they had not completely recovered from Hurricane Maria.
Cancer, !#@%$
doctors say I have an aggressive type of Ovarian Cancer.
*”NOOOO!!!!” .... right??!! That’s what I said too! What do you do with that info?! As for me, I was extremely grumpy for a good solid two days. I cried once...
Lockdown
Whelp… the world is virtually a different planet than it was when I left California. I’m sure all of you are experiencing challenges ranging from minor inconveniences to major hardships
1Month Down.1Ovary Down
I awoke in the early morning hours to some intense stomach pain. “Worst pain of your life” type situation. I tried to tough it out for a few hours but it was clear something was wrong. I needed to go to hospital. Thus began a 36 hour journey to find the cause.
The Sending
Goodbye’s are hard but this is as good as they get
Moving to Puerto Rico
On February 11th I move to the US Territory of Puerto Rico.