I have started and restarted this blog post so many times. I so desperately wanted to come to you all lovely warriors with good news and great attitudes. But that’s just not the case right now. I’m in the thick of it. And it’s taking a major toll. For radiation, I show up to the […]
Is it normal? Normal takes on a whole different meaning with a cancer diagnosis. Everything is changed to: Is this normal for cancer? Is this normal for chemotherapy treatment? Is this normal for post surgical? Is this normal for radiation? Most of the time, the answer is: yes it’s normal, but here we can try […]
I don’t recognize myself after the mastectomy. I’m saying “the” instead of “my,” because this week a respected mentor said don’t say “my”. It implies ownership and makes cancer a character trait. You don’t own the cancer. It’s not who you are. You aren’t the cancer, or in this case, the procedure. It’s just something […]
Hey warriors! Can you believe it’s been a whole week since the chop chop of my breasts? I sure can not. Like always, I had big plans of how I would maximize this time at home; books to read, some nursing studying, activity books. All my body wants to do is rest. I’ll actively rest […]
Hello Warriors, I just wanted to spend this time to give you a little update on Julia. On Tuesday, her surgery officially began at 9 am and ended at 4:30 pm. Everything went well and she spent the night in Clarkson Hospital at UNMC. She’s spent the last couple days in recovery: getting a lot […]