Hey warriors, Once again, for a second time and in what is really feeling like cancer groundhog day, I am writing from the air! This time isn’t as fun. The plane is trash. I’m basically riding in the equivalent of a 1999 Jeep Cheroke that somebody’s uncle’s cousin keeps running for the teenager in the […]
Hi warriors, It’s been a minute. Let’s be honest though, is anyone surprised? I always forget the absolute toll the start of the school year takes on me. Now, I’m not going to lie: there are going to be some updates here that aren’t that pleasant. That’s just how life is though, isn’t it? You […]
Hi warriors, About two weeks ago I started to feel a little under the weather. After testing negative for COVID multiple times I tried my best to push through, living what I thought was my current motto and motivator: “Do it anyway.” In my mind this meant to do things even with whatever else is […]
Being a nurse, my job is to help facilitate solving an “unknown.” Let’s say a student shows up in my school health office feeling unwell. I have to find out their symptoms, take their vitals, and get a history. I get a picture of what’s wrong, try to determine what it is, and then make […]
A newish, but dear non-cancer friend (aka “muggle”) said to me once when I was lamenting on getting more involved in the cancer community, “You kind of let cancer become your whole personality.” I highly doubt she remembers telling me that—it’s most likely not verbatim what she said. I have no idea if she knows […]