The pros of cancer.
I had an appointment with my naturopath at Providence who gives me acupuncture, she is wonderful. I was sharing with her my elation...
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Chunk of burning love.
After years of struggling to not lose weight my body is finally utilizing nutrition again which is great regarding getting my body to a...
Keepin’ on Keepin’ on…
As I continue to feel better I want to support my body in the best way I can through this clinical trial. I am a person who follows the...
It just keeps getting better 😳
“Your tumors shrunk 30% this time but that is only 2 dimensionally so they probably shrunk even more than that…” said my oncologist...
Forgive and not forget.
I got a CT scan and saw my surgeon today, both appointments spaced hours apart which was annoying but allowed me to hang with a friend in...
Death and taxes…Again.
The blog title seems appropriate to the time of year with tax day looming and breathing down my neck. I have paperwork arranged in piles...
This is not that.
I say the words “this is not that” on a regular basis these days, mostly to my husband. Since 2010 our lives have gone through a somewhat...
Like sand through the hour glass, these are the days of our lives…
The wind was really blowing last night and then throughout today. I woke up to discover a large tree limb in front of our house that was...
The fall out.
I had a hair appointment on Tuesday, the first one since September of last year. When I was trading massage for hair I got it done every...
I thought they said I couldn’t heal!
Healing is a process that our body does constantly. We tend to take for granted the bumps and bruises that eventually flatten and fade...
The mind game.
I have no idea what Wordle is though I see the posts on social media over and over AND over 😳 I am sure if I looked up the game I would...
Definition shmefinition 😜
I heard someone describe my cancer as an event that hit me out of the blue, this is not entirely true, I had symptoms of something gone...
Like Sammy Hagar, I can’t drive 55…
How is it possible for me to lay on the couch for a majority of the last 3 years and now I am massaging people (2 so far)? I know 2...
Hey Cosmo, you’re gonna die…
One of my favorite scenes from the movie “Moonstruck” https://youtu.be/kBWxqcvH7Dk I had a woman ask me recently upon finding out that I...
The long and winding road.
I am a dreamer but also a pragmatic person, always picturing and hoping for a better future BUT with the thought that if I died before...
So they said there’s a chance…
My CT scan experiences are usually a bit of a mixed bag but this was the first one that I was looking forward to. The technician brought...
The sun will come out tomorrow…Maybe.
Tomorrow I will have a CT scan, the first since starting the clinical trial. I will see my oncologist on Monday when I spend the whole...
Where do we go from here?
I have had the song this blog post is titled after from the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer “Once More With Feeling”...
It’s not about winning or losing, this is not a game.
A sentiment that I hear or read regarding people with cancer is often something related with sports or war such as “You are going to...
If I stay really still maybe I will keep feeling good…
I keep knocking on wood because the other shoe has not dropped and I am continually feeling better. I want to believe that this is not...
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