I know. I have neglected this blog for a long time….don’t take it personally. I just haven’t been in the mood to write here, there, or anywhere. It’s been a strange couple of months. So I have two more rounds of chemo under my invisible belt and only ONE left to go. I hope, fingers […]
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Yeah, I know, it’s been a while. The last few weeks have been a blur. I started to feel better during the fifth and final week of radiation. Not sure why that is, except that my body possibly started getting used to the daily nuking. Most of the side effects (aside from tiring easily) are […]
Read the rest of this entry »Enjoying the normal and calm days…
Funny story about this quote. I had just finished a journal entry where I made comments about being on an emotional roller coaster but feeling determined to enjoy the ride. Or something like that. And it HAS been – still IS – an emotional roller coaster. Some days I can go from happy to sad […]
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So….it’s been a while. It was a crazy but mostly good week. I have now declared myself one third of the way through the Treatment Plan. I happen to be pretty proud of getting this far relatively unscathed. My sister in law arrived last Monday, just in time for Chemo Round Three on Tuesday. That […]
Read the rest of this entry »Emotionally messed up days…
I rarely admit to being messed up in the head lol. But seriously, the past few weeks have been a bit of a mess emotionally. I will admit to being angry, frustrated, and anxious. And maybe a bit depressed. Not really a good mixture no matter how you look at it. I’m not sure which […]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s a mental thing
So it was a tough go last week. I wore a scarf / headband thing Wednesday morning and afternoon and then out to dinner. It was uncomfortable because my scalp was also sore. Thursday morning, I went to the infusion center place to have blood drawn. The nurse suggested shaving my head because it is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sometimes it’s the little things…
So my sister in law went back home yesterday. While it was great to have company for Round One, it was just a great to get my house back again. I almost didn’t know what to do first last night. Today was the first round of blood tests post chemo. There is sort of a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Moving forward….
It was a strange week. While it started out pretty awful, there were some good days. I feel like the ship has been righted again…at least for a while. As for the quote above, I am now a believer…at least for now. After feeling totally devastated on Monday and then allowing myself to wallow in […]
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