Hi! I'm Sadie, and welcome to my website!
Hello! I'm so glad you're here at JustSadie.com. You've clicked on the "About" page because you're curious what this whole shindig is about, and I would love to tell you! In April 2024, it was discovered that my cervical cancer had returned and metastasized in my lungs, and I was officially diagnosed with Stage IV Cervical Cancer. I decided I wanted to share my journey with others, showing what this process looks like, documenting the ups and downs, sharing my opinions on resources that I have found, revealing how I am creating a legacy for myself, and presenting all the glory in creating and accomplishing as much as I can from my bucket list. My hope is this can be the resource for others the way I wished there was something out there for me. (I will say as a disclaimer - there may be something out there and I have just not found it.) Enter, this website, which helps me do all of those things! I asked myself a lot of questions when I started planning this endeavor, and it feels easiest for me to explain it in the same manner, so please enjoy below:
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Why share your personal cancer journey publicly to the world?
I have three main reasons for sharing this journey with the world:
1. It might help others who are going through a similar experience or friends and family of someone going through cancer treatment.
2. It leaves behind my words, thoughts, and photos for my children, family, and friends that they can access when I'm not here anymore. A digital legacy, if you will.
3. It gives me a purpose in my life and fulfills my heart with joy to be able to make a bad situation into a possibly beneficial learning experience for others.
What type of content do you plan to share?
There are three main categories of "content" that I would like to share:
1. My cancer journey, including treatments, how I feel, how it affects me and my life, what resources and information there is out there for cancer patients.
2. My journey in preparing for end of life, not only legally speaking in the form of wills and powers of attorney, but creating a legacy for yourself of memories and advice to your loved ones.
3. A reflective journey of creating and accomplishing as much as I can from the Ultimate Bucket List!
How often will you post your blog or on other social media apps?
I am currently working on my overall goals with different platforms, which includes not only what type of content I want to go where, but how frequently would be ideal and realistic for me. I am also working on a list of "rules" or "boundaries" around this entire project to set with myself and with sharing this journey. For example, I would love to share as much as I can with my journey, but not to the point where it becomes a hassle to experiencing real-life opportunities or interferes with quality time with loved ones. Overall, I like to be thorough and detailed, but I plan to approach everything in a somewhat casual manner. I will do my best, but am also fully aware that my treatment and physical abilities may not always allow for updates as I desire, but will do the best I can.
What information will be posted where?
Well, first and foremost, there will be this website, which will be the main hub for all activities and information. It will include the blog, bucket list, recommendations and reviews, a place to support me (if you like!), links to different social accounts to follow, and there's a few other things that I would love to add, given the time and opportunity. I will use Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook to share my journey through treatment, the books I am reading, great resources I have found, as well as other things I determine are relevant to the journey or might be of interest to followers. My GoodReads and Storygraph will remain active, for anyone who wants to keep a closer tab on the books I am reading. An odd platform that I will incorporate is Pinterest, in which I am creating different boards on relevant subjects, such as: getting final affairs in order, bucket list ideas, resources for cancer, among others. I use this anyway for myself, so I figured why not share with others. I might utilize Tiktok and X (twitter), but am not exactly stoked at the thought of needing to keep those up-to-date unsure of how much effort will go to those platforms. I'm sure I will, but those might be the first to go.
How will I know when there is new blog post/content?
If you follow me on any of the social media platforms, new content should automatically show up in your feeds. There is always the option to set up notifications for every post, and if you need help setting that up, please contact me at sadie@justsadie.com and I would love to walk you through that. I am looking into newsletter options, but I am not interested in spending additional money and adding too much extra work at this time, but that may be possible in the future.
How close to real time will you post about your journey?
Depending on the specific platform, it can be right up to the second.
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Wait - you mentioned you were going to write a book, what about that?
Yes, I do plan to still work on my book during this time, scheduling out time to do so and in extra free time I have. It is my number one bucket list item.
Are you just trying to monetize off your illness?
No, my goals in this venture, as described above, are purely non-monetary. However, if there is the opportunity to support my children through this venture, or put away for the future, as a mother of course I will do what I can to ensure the security of their venture.
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How can I support you?
Thanks to technology, there are a few different ways you can support me. Right now, the current methods are through CashApp ($Just2Sadie), Venmo (@just2sadie), or you can purchase something off my Amazon Wish List by clicking here, or something off my Amazon TBR list by clicking here. If you would like to donate using another method, please feel free to contact me at sadie@justsadie.com.
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What happens to all of this when you die? How will we know?
It is my hope to have prepared for someone to update my platforms when this event occurs.