Today rocked. Today was as close to normal as I have felt since my chemo A-bomb. I HAD to get out of the house, so I met my pal Maria for coffee. That felt normal. My bud Lisa came over, toting an entire dinner and snacks. Not normal. It's not like people randomly show up …
The word of the day is: Surrender
How can one day feel like three weeks? Today did. When I woke up, my spine was throbbing. Like can't-catch-your-breath throbbing. I tried to walk and it felt like my hip bones were going to pop out and run away from me like a toddler with a cell phone. The advice nurse advised drugs, so …
Wing positive frisbees to Sari
The week before I got diagnosed, my friend Sari was told she had breast cancer. We were both stunned to disbelief. Today she's in surgery, so I've been thinking about her and her family all day. Our kids are in the same grade, we have the same doctors and we even get our hair cut …
Jackie with an E takes us from sleepless to wonderful
Last night was like "Sleepless in Portland" around here. Steven's got a bad chest cold, so we were up helping the poor guy. Our phone line is crossed with someone else's, so we got phantom rings all night. When we pick up the phone, we hear other people's conversations. But nothing about sex! All I've …
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World’s first overweight cancer patient?
What's happening to me? Chemo is turning me into a junk food freak. I want everything I'm not supposed to have: Kraft mac n' cheese, chips and cheese dip, Ruffles and onion dip (Thank you, Lisa and Chris!), and today's latest, Ramen Noodles. Can you actually GAIN weight on chemo? Look how those oranges in …
Good enough for football
So what if I'm not one of those run-a-marathon-through-chemo people. I feel like hell. But I folded two piles of laundry, so take that, Weird Cancer Guy! Steven's threatening to cough on me. Things are veering toward normal. The only big clue that I'm sick is that I'm sitting here watching Georgia football with Steven. …
Weird, weird
Weird that I wrote a small blog today while waiting to see if a shot I got would cause a reaction, but it didn't post on the site. The shot didn't cause a reaction. What's really weird is I thought I'd be stronger. It's only been two days since Round 1. But I guess things …
Day 1: Chemo at Dr. Awesome’s “Cocktail Lounge”
Day 1 of Chemo ROCKED! Here's why: - First news I got was the other areas of suspicion they found are clear. So now we're dealing with the one tumor. - Nurse Rhandi decorated my chair with glitter and streamers. She's awesome, too. - I got bundled up with a bag from Matt's Chemo …
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I’m Coming for You, Weird Cancer Guy
The last two weeks have been filled with testing before chemo. Today was Glow-in-the-Dark Day for me in radiology. I caught a killer nap on one of the machines as "Feliz Navidad" played on a radio. Cancer wasn't quite what I wanted for Christmas. Anyway, tomorrow is Day 1 of chemo, and I'm ready, Weird …
Check out my self portrait
Alrighty then, they found a few more small masses in my breasts. Kick-ass! So today I had two more big-needle biopsies, more mammograms, a cardio ultrasound thingy and a flu shot. So here's what I feel like right about now.... Tomorrow, I will officially glow in the dark after a CT and bone density test …
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