I have mentioned Brene Brown’s books before and highly recommend as thought provoking reading material. In her book Daring Greatly she talks about “getting into the ring” or showing up in our own lives. The above quote is from her most recent book. I’ll get to the point in a minute. So this past week […]
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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 […]
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Well, shoot, that is awfully small print. 😉 So where were we? Oh yeah, chemo last week. SIL arrived Saturday early afternoon and we actually had a rather enjoyable weekend including a shopping trip on Sunday and an afternoon at a local garden place on Monday. And then there was Tuesday morning. The […]
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Another week, another recovery period. hahaha The surgery went well Monday morning – no collapsed lung which is always good news. I was discharged around 9:30 AM and home by shortly after 10 AM. And then I settled in for a day long nap. It turns out the minor surgery and recovery was more painful […]
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Not sure I know where to begin. Every day brings a new roller coaster ride. So I’m all healed from the surgery and went back to work two weeks ago. All good there for the most part. It’s really hard to focus at times and work can be a struggle. People seem to think it […]
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