Living in Oregon is the coolest ever. Today, we headed to the Ski Bunny sled hill near Mt. Hood with two other families. A KOIN 6 news team was there, capturing all the extreme-sports level sled action. Check out Steven getting interviewed. It was great getting actual fresh air and playing in the snow. The best …
Reconnecting & rethinking pizza cutting
It's been a while since Brian and I have sat down and talked. Really talked. Reacting to cancer has been like a tide rushing in - all we can do is scramble to take action. I've been noticing how emotionally distant he is and adamant to get time to himself. I get that. He's under …
Surviving a crafty Christmas
Friends shouldn't let friends like me craft. Karen and I decided to make a loft for our daughters' American Girl dolls because a loft from the catalog costs more than my bed. Karen did the woodwork; I did spray paint and sewing. Still zinging from my last steroid, I stayed up until 2:30 am watching …
Nothing to shave here
Somehow I mustered up enough energy to take a shower. My lonely razor is just sitting there with nothing to do, leaving me with time to pile on the exquisite salt scrub Shonda and Julia gave me. My transition to a wax-free Brazilian is almost complete! I still have a mustache, which is not fair …
Blown away
Weird Cancer Guy is teaching me a few things. Never could I have imagined the support and love our families, friends, community and people who don't even know us have shown us. FOUR POSITIVES THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY: 1- Jeanine Semon (artist and comedian Betsy Kauffman's mom) donated a series of watercolors Brian and me installed …
Today rocked, Weird Cancer Guy
For three weeks, I've dreaded Round 2 of chemo. But the truth is, the steroids are the devil. I took my two rounds yesterday and got so jacked up, I was up the entire night. I tried to sleep, but steroids are like mommy crack. You can't stop doing, thinking, planning. How did I not …
Who do you love, baby?
Oh yeah! Tomorrow is Round 2 at Dr. Awesome's Chemo Lounge! I've had to do some controlled breathing today probably not because I'm anxious, but because I had to get jacked up on steroids today. In the meantime, wondering which one of these baldies I most resemble! Speaking of feedback, I LIVE for your comments. …
Exactly why my butt does look big in these genes
One of my friends asked me, Where are the three positives? I need them! Had to give blogging a rest after those shootings and contain my anger that something can't be done about this? Sometimes too much freedom can be a curse.On to Adventures in Cancer. I spent many hours with a geneticist last week …
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Sasquatch is in my shirt
Boy howdy have I had enough of hair today. It's been falling down my shirt all day, making the inside look fur-lined. Tomorrow, it's Trina to the rescue! She's coming over with some shears of some sort to put me out of my itchy misery. I'll miss my short haircut, especially because I've gotten so …
Lightbulb moment
Sure, I cut my hair as a form of taking control myself instead of waiting for Weird Cancer Guy to do it for me. Plus, we have three vacuums and none of them sucks. So I didn't want to have to clean up a bunch of hair with duct tape. But still, every clump makes …
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