Feeling better

Have I mentioned that I feel better than I did in the TWO YEARS previous to my cancer diagnosis?

Port out!

So happy to get my port-a-cath out.

Feeling good, looking good

Decided that since I felt good I needed to look good too. So, had my nails buffed (worked wonders for my taxol-ridged nails BTW, they’re so nice and smooth now); bought a new outfit with pretty shoes; wore my hair (what a concept! and wigs are the best because you can fix the [...]

Rads scenarios

I wish I had more time to make this decision about rads, I really do. Like a year. However, I have 2 weeks, and that’s at the outside. Typically radiation starts 4-6 weeks after chemo, 8 weeks at the outside. I’m at 5 weeks now, and there are appts to be [...]

Rads doubts and a small-pond problem

Am having doubts about not doing radiation…sneaky doubts that are like small children pulling at my skirt to get my attention. So I paid attention, the way one would to a child (to kneel down so that we can look each other in the eyes and say “Well hello you, what have we here?”). [...]

Cancer humor

This story just got me. Not sure why. The 2nd time I didn’t laugh as hard, but the first time, oh my.

If only I’d known

…that it was so easy to feel good! Started my Cancer Care Resources fitness training class yesterday at the newly remodeled (and gorgeous) Mittleman Jewish Community Center. 12 minutes of cardio later, the endorphins were flowing - how sad is that? But it felt great.

Day 24

I feel silly, it’s almost like counting sobriety (not that I’ve had to do that, but I know people who have) but I’ve been counting the days since I finished chemo. It’s a whole new world knowing that I don’t have to steel myself to do that again. Every 14 days was quite [...]