Remember the good days
This is a reminder to myself as well as a suggestion for anyone who needs to hear this. Whether you have cancer, sciatica or something...
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To live or not to live, that is the question
Shortly after I got my initial stage 4 cancer diagnosis I received a package in the mail. It was something I had ordered, I believe it...
Who knew for better or worse meant a gauze packed butt wound?
I have an annoying habit where I try and lessen my impact on those around me, I always have. I have spent a lot of time apologizing for...
Healing is hard.
In a society that expects what they want a minute after they touch a purchase button, it is not surprising that we often expect the same...
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can crush your soul
Full disclosure, I have had a rough couple of weeks. Knocked out after my 12th chemotherapy session which caused me to be relatively...
Ellen DeGeneres, SEND ME TO FINLAND!
Four years ago, a pair of angels disguised as my clients paid for three years of massage so that Charles and I could go the World Air...
Way back machine activate: The “birth” of Klaus
I admit I did not know anything about colostomies. I had only heard stories from family members who had had them and from friends whose...
Quality of life, whaaat?
My oncologist likes to say, "We want you to have a good quality of life." I hear this during every visit while my health care team gauges...
Way Back Machine Activate: The scan.
For my first round of chemotherapy--six sparkly infusions given over twelve weeks--the goal was to shrink the tumors and measure the...
To hell with neuropathy, I'm pushing that boulder!
Last week was my twelfth sparkling infusion. This week, I feel like I am wearing a pile of bricks around my neck. The atmosphere around...
Way Back Machine Activate: Shape of an air guitar and the US Air Guitar Championships 2019!
I probably need to explain to those who do not know about air guitar. Yes, it is a thing. The World Air Guitar Championships were created...
Can you smell that?
As far back as I can remember, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve has felt magical to me. Take out the commercialism and...
Way Back Machine Activate: Form of a sparkly unicorn infusion
First sparkling infusion: Wednesday, June 12. First, my diagnosis on our thirtieth dating anniversary...now, my first chemotherapy...
Not so deep thoughts...The social media and holidaze edition
I have a LOT of time to think lately. Being pinned down to my couch sometimes, often for long periods, I can get really restless. My mind...
Way Back Machine Activate: The Plan, OR "I think they may be turning me into a Replicant."
The first step of treatment was to have a device called a port surgically implanted in my chest. This would eliminate the use of needles...
The gateway drug...and RuPaul
As my idol RuPaul says: "If you can't love yourself, how the hell can you love anyone else?" While I'm all about this, I think...
Way Back Machine Activate: A couple of REALLY horrible days...
Over the years, I have played a part in the care of several family members who suffered from cancer. To top it off, I am a service...
My air guitar super talent? I give good face. Cue Madonna and strike a pose.
At its best, air guitar is performance art. At its worst... well, at least it's sixty seconds. Better than an ironic, off-key karaoke...
Way Back Machine Activate: The Diagnosis...Cue the organ music with a side of sad trombone..Dun dunn
Happy Anniversary Colonoscopy: May 20, 2019. The thirtieth anniversary of our first date. After a grueling night of colonoscopy prep,...
Don't be afraid of the dark...Embrace it.
I grew up in turmoil. The chaos stretched and twisted around me like a boa constrictor, tightening and gripping, clinging to me...
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