SprimontHealth

10/27/2026

Can you be 100% committed to your cancer treatment and still worry about what it will do to the rest of your health? I believe so.
Before treatment starts, it can be helpful to ask what side effects you should expect, and who will help you manage them? If it’s not your oncologist, ask for a referral.
If it feels like too much to carry, tell your care team. Emotional support is part of cancer care.
More in this month’s newsletter. Link in bio.

10/22/2026

THANK YOU Eckerd Feminists Club for letting me join you for Dazzling & Detection.
I adored meeting you all. The future is bright with you IN CHARGE!💪🏻❤️🌈

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Treatment plans are often built on statistics from large groups of people. But you’re an individual with your own health history.
If you’re facing breast cancer treatment, ask your team: “What does my individual risk look like with this treatment, and without it?” Then ask to see your specific numbers, not just a percentage change.
Last week: free tools that estimate your risk before a diagnosis. This week: your risk once treatment decisions are on the table.

10/08/2026

Has your doctor ever talked with you about your personal risk of breast cancer?
The NCI offers a free breast cancer risk assessment tool online (bcrisktool.cancer.gov).
Another common one is the Tyrer-Cuzick model, which providers often use when there's a longer family history.
Neither one replaces screening, and neither is a diagnosis. But your results give you something specific to bring to your doctor.
Had you heard of these? Tell me in the comments, and send this to someone who'd never think to ask.
Next week: understanding your individual risk when you're facing treatment decisions.

10/07/2026

Has your doctor ever spoken with you about your personal risk of breast cancer?
The NCI offers a free breast cancer risk assessment tool online (bcrisktool.cancer.gov). Another common one is the Tyrer-Cuzick model, which providers often use when there’s a longer family history.
Neither one replaces screening, and neither is a diagnosis. But your results give you something specific to bring to your doctor.
Had you heard of these? Tell me in the comments, and send this to someone who’d never think to ask.
Next week: understanding your individual risk when you’re facing treatment decisions.

09/29/2026

October is almost here, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And there’s a part of the breast cancer journey that doesn’t get talked about enough.
After treatment, a lot of women are pushed into menopause early, surgically or chemically. No doctor or specialist really owns helping them through it.
So who is leading a woman through what can be a really challenging transition?
Right now, there’s no clear answer. That gap is exactly where I step in.
Many women I work with tell me the same thing about their breast cancer treatment: no one explained what it would do to their hormones, their sleep, their bodies. I help them get those answers, and a plan for managing what comes next.
I don’t make your medical decisions. I help you make them with support and clarity.

09/22/2026

Last week I shared my postpartum depression screening story, two extreme questions that missed everything.
One thing I wish had happened instead: my doctor explaining what PPD actually is. That it’s not rare. That you don’t have to feel like a made-for-TV drama character to have it.
In this month’s newsletter: what I wish had been discussed, a validated screening tool, and what PPD can feel like when it doesn’t match the dramatized or textbook version.
Link in bio to read it.

09/15/2026

My postpartum depression screening was two questions:

“Have you had thoughts of killing your husband?” No.
“Have you had thoughts of killing your baby?” No.

Box checked. Done.

I didn’t have those thoughts. (Not that they shouldn’t be asked!) But a question that extreme shut the conversation down before it could go anywhere else.

Years later, I realized what I actually had was postpartum depression. It was missed entirely.

So: how do we ask better questions, earlier and when they can actually make a difference?

This is the work I do…helping women get answers to the right questions so they can get the care they deserve. Link in bio.

If you had a baby, what did your screening look like?