Tag: radiation
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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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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…
Spontaneous Sunshine 