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Find The Joy
I had a bit of an emotional day yesterday. We have been trying to find a way to minimize the amount of time I have to stay in Houston after each treatment. We visited Roswell in hopes that they could take over the chemotherapy infusions. The doctor, although very nice and knowledgeable, did not want…
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Free At Last
Caleb and I have finally broken out of Houston and are home with our babies! It was a tough road back, unfortunately. Get comfy…this is going to be a long one. Yesterday (11/29), I went to the hospital to get what I thought was my final lab work done for this cycle. I knew they…
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Keep Your Heart Full
Yesterday my friend (and fellow sarcoma warrior) asked me a question that has stuck with me since. She wanted to know if I still found myself wondering how this cancer could happen to me. She wanted to know if I was still angry about it. The short answer is yes, every single day. A small…
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Keep On Fighting
This post is mainly for anyone going through some sort of cancer battle, fighting each day to get to that victory on the other side of the battlefield. But it is also for anyone struggling with something so big that it slaps you in the face right in the middle of an ordinary moment: mental…
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The Calm Before The Storm
Today I woke up feeling like myself, which was quite the relief for both of us! We ventured to the hospital for some bloodwork to get a look at my counts. After a 3 hour wait for results, we found my platelets to be a bit higher than the last cycle but my hemoglobin is…
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Cycle 2, Day 5
Sorry for no updates this cycle! The last round of infusion is done but it hit me a lot harder this time. The nausea was strong and I did a lot of sleeping. It was vastly harder than I expected it to be. I do not tolerate nausea well. I really hope this isn’t what…
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Another Bump In The Road
On Thursday (11/16), Caleb and I met with Dr. Ravi to discuss how the first cycle went. The appointment did not go as well as I was expecting it to. Dr. Ravi had told us that, if I breezed through my first cycle, I could head home right after the next infusion – which meant…
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Thanksgiving
What better day than today to make a quick post to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and generosity we’ve received. My cancer journey only began 7 weeks ago and already so many people have reached out through messages, donations on GoFundMe, and gifts from Amazon; most importantly, though, thank you to everyone who…
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Gearing Up For The Next Battle
Tomorrow Caleb and I head back to Houston for cycle 2 of chemotherapy. I’m rested and energized from all the time I finally got to spend with my kids. I’ve got my bag packed with all of the wonderful things friends and family sent me. And I am ready. Dr. Ravi told me that cancer…
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Bad Hair Day
Yesterday, I messaged a new friend I made through an angiosarcoma group. She is going through the exact same thing I am, only she’s four cycles ahead of me. So I asked her when her hair fell out. I was curious because I’ve been noticing hairs lazily falling out in the past few days. She…
Spontaneous Sunshine 