Krysta Rodriguez Recalls the Ups and Downs of the Past Year in New 'ChemoCouture' Blog Post

Krysta Rodriguez, Broadway veteran and current star of Deaf West's Spring Awakening, penned a new entry on 'ChemoCouture,' her blog chronicling her battle with breast cancer.

A year to the day Rodriguez was diagnosed, the actress recalled the ups and downs of the past year. She said, "Some days I feel like a warrior. Some days I feel an absolute state of bliss as I attempt to relinquish control over things I can't change. Sometimes I feel the support of thousands of people. Other days, I feel alone, though I never am. Some days, I feel cancer was the greatest gift I ever received. Other times, I feel robbed by a cunning and masterful thief who has ransacked my body, taken what it wanted and then put everything back almost the way they found it. For 365 days, I have been myself, plus something else."

The actress references RENT when disussing this difficult year, saying "As a musical theatre devotee, I can't help but ask myself, "How do you measure, measure a year?" In vials of blood. In breasts lost. In dollars that chemo saved me in shampoo and bikini waxes. In dollars I spent in fantastic wigs. In the amount of people who have told me they've lost a loved one. In jokes I tried to make with my oncologists that landed flat (They're a tough crowed). In tears. In more tears. In milestones. In "martini's". In the lessons I learned and the ones I'm still too stubborn to receive. In times I surprised myself. In minutes I've laughed when I should have cried. In times I felt loved."

Today, however, Rodriguez was able to share happy news. She said, after distinguishing the difference between this year and last year, "one more thing will be different today. Something that's missing. What is it...?

Oh yeah. Cancer."

Read the rest of Krysta's 'ChemoCouture' post here: http://krystacouture.com/slashed-poisoned-and-burned-and-still-standing/

Aside from Deaf West Spring Awakening, Rodriguez's other stage credits include The First Date, Addams Family, In the Heights, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line and Good Vibrations. Her TV credits include Smash, Gossip Girl, and a recent stint on ABC's Chasing Life. TV movies starring Rodriguez include Iceland, Shadow of Fear and It Could Be Worse.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski