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A Good Cry
Disclaimer: This post is going to sound a little different than most of the others. It can’t always be sunshine and rainbows, right? Today I woke up with what felt like a gray cloud over my head. It didn’t help that the sky was also full of them. Being happy and positive on gloomy days…
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Live For Today
I’ve been home for about a week now. It’s so easy to get lost in the day to day chaos that is life. Getting back into our routine was easier than I expected. Cooking, cleaning, homework, extracurriculars, baths, bedtime. All of it can really just take over everything, including the fact that I have cancer.…
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Phase 2: COMPLETE!
On Friday 4/12, I finished my last radiation treatment! Overall, I’d say radiation was pretty easy. I had an excellent doctor and radiation team so everything ran like a well-oiled machine. The family and I celebrated with donuts and a trip to the zoo before packing for our trip back home! In just a few…
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Making Lemonade
I received the biopsy results for my mysterious butt bump. And now we have another reason to celebrate! It was negative for any cancer cells! The treatment remains the same and we can breathe a big sigh of relief. I have seven more radiation treatments so we’re in Houston for another week and a half.…
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy
My last two posts were long so I’ll keep this one short and sweet. I know it’s Monday but I wanted to put a reminder out there to find the joy. I spent the last few days visiting one of my favorite places, spending time with people I love, splashing through puddles, and eating ice…
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Change Is The Only Constant
Cancer causes a lot of changes to life. Small changes like what you eat, how you do your hair (or lack thereof), how often you nap. But also big changes like not being able to work, living apart from your family, how you plan for the future. It changes your body, the way it looks…
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Navigating The Unknown
It’s been an eventful week and it’s not even over yet… Caleb and I arrived in Houston late Sunday night (or early Monday morning if you want to be technical). I had a PET scan Monday afternoon followed by my first radiation appointment. Radiation did not start off as smoothly as I would have hoped.…
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Phase 2 Begins Tomorrow
I have been trying to write this update for a week and the words just wouldn’t come. I had a CT scan done a couple of weeks ago that showed no metastases and my echocardiogram showed no sign of heart damage from the chemotherapy. I’m still experiencing a lot of fatigue from the chemo but…
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Adding It All Up
As I sit here finishing up my (hopefully last) transfusion, I still can’t quite believe I’m done with the first phase of treatment. I made it through something that some doctors are afraid to prescribe because of how toxic and harmful it can be. But, as far as I can tell, I made it through…
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VICTORY!
I am OFFICIALLY done with chemotherapy! As of Tuesday 2/13 at 2:00pm, no more chemo medication (at least for a long while)! The hardest phase, or what I hope is the hardest phase, is finished. And I couldn’t have done it without all of the support from my family and friends:My amazing husband, with me…
Spontaneous Sunshine 