Kim Holman's Journey

Follow Kim's updates on her cancer journey.

  • The Gift of Stability

    There is something about rhythms—they are often steady, grounding, and reassuring. This week, my bloodwork once again showed that I continue to be stable. I’m deeply grateful. In my last…


  • Rhythms of Life

    Wake up. Get ready. Work. Go home. Sleep. Repeat.For a long time, that rhythm felt too small for the life God was inviting me into. A year ago, as I…


  • Stable Today, Hopeful for Tomorrow

    I saw my oncologist for a checkup on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Everything remains stable—truly the best outcome I could hope for right now. We didn’t do scans this time,…


  • Dead Cells, Living Hope

    Dead. That’s what she said.The cancer cells—not me! According to my oncologist, she didn’t see any living cancer cells on my CT scans. My bone scan confirms that as well. Praise…


  • Here Comes the Sun!

    All glory to God!!! I had an amazing meeting with Dr. Millard today, and I’m thrilled to share that almost all the cancer cells are DEAD!!!!! Dr. Millard, JoAnn, and…


  • It’s Friday, but Sunday is coming.

    Monday was a significant day for me as I went for my regular monthly blood work and checkup with my oncologist. In addition to my usual CBC and creatinine blood…


  • Thankfulness

    I am deeply grateful for so many things. It has been almost a week since my last radiation treatment, and I am thankful for the side effects because they remind…


  • One down, one to go

    Several of you have asked how my first week of radiation has been. Aside from being tired, it has been a non-event. I have been very fortunate to not have…


  • Sometimes it snows

    This week, I am off work on my first week of disability. It’s snowing today. Snow days aren’t as bad as rainy days, but they aren’t sunshine either. I think that…


  • I’m finally talking about it

    Today marks three weeks since my last “normal” day. To be honest, having metastatic breast cancer hasn’t felt real. I feel just the same now as I did in December.…