This post is for my sorority sisters. It’s to honor and see you. It’s to give the world just a glimpse into what it’s really like to have breast cancer. To recognize the struggle we are all going through right now, me included. It’s a bit scary to be this vulnerable to the whole world, […]
Hey everyone: tomorrow at 12:00 pm CST we are shaving my head. We are going to have a few friends and family over in the back yard and broadcast over zoom. The Why We are doing it, because my head often feels like it’s fallen asleep (tingling sensation) and rumor has it this will help […]
Working the ER and a super critical patient comes in; there’s people everywhere. Hopefully it’s a calm chaos with everyone acting simultaneously to get lines, drains, tubes, everything hooked up to keep the patient alive. It’s magical when it goes smoothly. A well-oiled machine that leaves me feeling accomplished and impressed. We do just enough […]
My nurse never leaves my side. From morning until night he’s right by my side. Here’s a recap from my day with my nurse right by my side.
Had my PET scan bright and early this morning at 07:45. They put in a 22 gauge IV. (That gave me a laugh. Such a small needle!) then they injected me with some radioactive dye in sugar water. I guess cancer likes sugar or some science crap. Then I had to chill for an hour […]