Tag: breast-cancer
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Give Thanks
6 months. I can’t believe treatment ended six months ago. It feels strange to still measure my time in relation to cancer. Just over two years since the diagnosis that changed our whole world. Eighteen months since my first surgery. Two months since the second. Eight weeks until my next scan. I’d like to say…
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New Haircut, Who Dis?
Geez. It’s been almost two months since my last update. What a slacker I am. To be fair, it’s been two very busy months and I’ve napped a lot (with good reason). I’m all healed up from my knee surgery in August and physical therapy has been going well. It feels a little bit like…
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Summer Updates
Phew, it’s been a while, huh? Sorry if it seemed like I disappeared on y’all. Let me start by saying… eight and a half weeks?! I cannot believe it has been two months since I last stepped foot in that infusion room. 61 days since I was last hooked up to that bag of toxins…
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The Finish Line
I know I’m late with an update, but I think you’ll forgive me when I tell you all that… I’M DONE! DONE! No more chemotherapy (hopefully ever again)! It feels so weird to say that I’m finished with treatment. I don’t think the full reality of it has hit me quite yet. But, for now,…
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The Final Countdown
He told me it was going to be a long, hard road. Dr. Ravi wasn’t wrong. But it wasn’t nearly as hard as I was expecting. Maybe that has something to do with my type of cancer. Maybe it has a lot to do with the way people see it in books and movies. Maybe…
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The Journey I Didn’t Ask For
Chemo #3, round 8 of 16: done. Halfway there. It’s unreal to think that in just a couple of months I will be done with treatment. That is both the most amazing and most terrifying thought ever. I obviously don’t want to continue treatment, especially if there’s nothing for it to fight. Making myself sick…
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Another Day, Another Delay
Does it ever sometimes feel like you can’t catch a break? Despite my best efforts, I’ve been feeling that way a lot lately and it’s made me grumpy. Well, grumpier than the steroids already have. As much as I don’t want to admit it, I’ve been struggling with this chemotherapy regimen. I was almost excited…
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Everyday Privilege
If you know me personally, you are probably aware that I hate crying. That’s not to say I’m a person that hates feelings. Crying just seems like a waste of energy sometimes, at least when I do it. It leaves me drained. However, I’ve noticed that I get to close crying a lot more often…
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Go Out And LIVE
Have you ever thought about, really thought about, how a lot of what we do is to prevent dying? We teach our kids to be careful, to be safe. We want to prolong life and push death off as long as possible. Cancer treatment even falls into this way of thinking. Chemo and radiation and…
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And We’re Off!
I know it’s only been two months but it feels like years since I’ve been on a plane. I guess that’s what happens when you try to cram as much as you can into your days. I’m finally feeling more like myself, more human. The fatigue isn’t gone and my taste buds still seem confused,…
Spontaneous Sunshine 