So it’s been almost three months since I lost my hair. Since then, I have also lost my eyebrows and most of my eyelashes. You never realize how much of a difference it makes to have eyebrows until they are gone. Seriously. I blogged about the hair loss before and how traumatic it was for […]
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So the waiting is over, sort of. I got the call last Monday afternoon from the hospital that the radiation plan was approved and they could start Wednesday afternoon. Thank goodness. The first thing I did was count down the days on a calendar. The second thing I did was start looking for flights to […]
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It has been a week of waiting. I am beginning to hone my patience skills. Last Monday was actually the best day of the week. It was Chance’s “anniversary” at doggy daycare so I baked cupcakes and bought specially doggy cookies for him and his “best girl”. He and Kahlua have been an item for […]
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I decided to keep the caption of this pic because it helps explain what I’m going to ramble about. I’m reading a book titled Bright Side Up right now. It’s an easy, uplifting read about how to look on the bright side when things are crappy. It’s not nearly as sappy as it sounds, it’s mostly […]
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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Making progress….
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 »A little bit of gratitude
There’s a lot of chatter about “gratitude journals” and such. I never could seem to get in the habit of purposely writing down things to be grateful for. I dunno, it just seems a little sappy. But some people swear by it, so who am I to judge? I saw the radiology oncologist last week […]
Read the rest of this entry »About “fighting”
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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