Quick update - this is the first “2nd Thursday” that I don’t have to go to chemo!! Very happy about that. (Every other Thursday I’ve had chemo for the past 16 weeks.)
Other update - I’ve talked to two radiation oncologists, read 5 articles and 9 abstracts, and the upshot is that rads are [...]
Having decided that the dishes must be done after many days procrastination (note to self: get dishwasher), I finally unwrapped my new chopping knife from Ikea. The package included a small owner’s pamphlet. After flipping through the directions in 16 different languages (including Suomi, which I had never seen before) I located the [...]
An award-winning story by a young Seattle survivor. She writes,
Go ahead and make “hotflash” a verb and use it as a landmark for activities in your day. For example, “I was hotflashing in my therapist’s office when…”
That and many other observations are all so true. And I so wish it hadn’t happened, to her [...]
The post-steroid crash this time, instead of bringing the unrelenting-three-day-sob-fest of four weeks ago, brings with it guilt - at every little thing, done and undone, and once again, it is out of proportion with the action. (Last time, I would stub my big toe and sob as if it were the worst thing ever [...]
As I am once again immersed in the mundane of the chemoverse (nausea and chemo-induced bone pain), I am counting my blessings that this is the last chemo-recovery week I have to go through!
Just returned from a visit to my parents to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. My brother and his 9-yr old daughter Katie were there, and I just have to share a classic Katie moment:
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