We all need to hang out with Happy because Grumpy is calling the shots right now 😳
"I'm a ho, I'm a ho, so off to wound care I go...." The first day I have ventured out in awhile and only because I had a doctor...
"I'm a ho, I'm a ho, so off to wound care I go...." The first day I have ventured out in awhile and only because I had a doctor...
What would a new year be for me without a fever?🙄 I feel it would be pretty great but time will tell if that ever happens. Maybe this...
Face down, ass up is not the way I like people to have conversations about me or more specifically the wounds in my gluteal region. I go...
It's easier to do what I say in the title of this blog post if you have an ostomy, at least it's contained. Get togethers around the...
My dog Cooper hasn't let me dress him up in years but it's cold today and his usual attempts to thwart me have seemed to disappear. I...
As I slowly peel away the "mehs" and "blahs" of the last couple weeks I have had some lowered volume festive moments. I even made cookies...
It feels heavy these days and I am dragging a bit, though I do feel better than I did last week. There seems to be a collective feeling...
Last week was not great. I felt crappy, constipated and fevery. The other day my right butt cheek felt tender but I blamed Pilates and my...
Charles walked in on me as I was watching the latest season of "Too Hot To Handle" on Netflix, yet another terrible reality show I watch....
"Your white blood cells are high! Why?!" My oncologist asks me, eyes wide over her mask. She has asked me this before, the last time was...
Of course this is just my opinion as a human and a body worker of 20 years but seriously, there is always something that we can improve,...
We ate mashed potatoes and turkey, visited with family, played some music and walked on the Astoria riverfront. We spent 5 days at a home...
Thanksgiving has never been my favorite. Even before the real story of the pilgrims and Christopher Columbus came out (I know these are...
Since being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in May of 2019 my life has been peppered with sprints and comas in a sense. Though...
It's interesting this new direction I am going in. I kind of feel floaty and untethered in the land of the unknown. I have a sense of...
I am slowly waking up to my body or at least starting to develop more of an awareness to it. For the longest time I have been...
The message from my doctor regarding my latest CT scan results. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I am happy that there is...
Time fell back this weekend and the heavy that is a promise of winter weighs upon me. This is not a bad feeling, I have always enjoyed...
My spicy butt took a turn for the better a couple of days ago, it isn't perfect but it feels less painful and I am able to lay on it for...
I can't blame Rick Simpson or significant pain for almost forgetting my obligatory thumb yammering, it's because I am essentially...