Hi, I'm Danielle.

I'm a storyteller who fell in love with words thanks to a hand-me-down thesaurus in fourth grade. 

A few weeks after my 17th birthday, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I'm in remission after facing it a second time in my mid-twenties and a third time at age 39. Today, I'm a 24-year cancer survivor. My story has been featured on The Today Show, BBC’s World Have Your Say, Sirius Radio’s Doctor Radio, The Chicago Tribune, and many other blogs, podcasts and more. Bylines include the Huffington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and Cure Magazine. I love sharing my story with groups and readers to encourage them to find resilience and keep going, no matter what life dumps on them.

I am the author of Blush: How I Barely Survived 17 and Unexpected: 25 Advent Devotionals. 

As an award-winning communications professional, I serve as the Vice President of Disease Awareness for Fight Colorectal Cancer, where I oversee our awareness and educational programs. I also offer freelance writing/editing and public relations services to a small number of clients. You can review my professional bio on my LinkedIn profile.

Home is in Kansas City with my family. When I'm not writing or gardening, you can find me baking my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It’s a good one.