The doctor said it's a little early to get off of pain killers. I tried to just take one pill at a time. The rest are antibiotics, muscle relaxers and other stuff. It's still beyond me how anyone gets addicted to oxy-whatever it is. One pill makes me semi-spacey. Two pills make me feel like …
Time warp again
Coming out of post-surgery fog is so weird. I'm just starting to remember the last few days. One day, I passed out after lunch, then woke up at 6:30 thinking it was morning and why was Livvie up so early? Steven was like, "But Mom, it's the same day." I couldn't get my mind to …
Look, no hands!
Just realized something. If I can't use my hands after surgery, I can't stuff food in my pie hole. This could be like the best diet ever! Happy to have me and my personality back with my family for a few more days. We're even going square dancing. Have a great weekend, ya'll!THREE POSITIVES:1- Excited …
Cancer’s a joke
Saying yes to help can be pretty uncomfortable. I didn't want to at first. But then I thought this is not just about me. We've got kids. Don't be a jackleg, yo. Let people help because they're our friends and they want to do something. One fundraising website, crafty fair and gigantic auction later, and …
The next thing
Surgery is one week away. Everyone has done so much for us and still, they're asking, "How can we help after surgery?" I've got our kids and dog taken care of, but not much else. This is the week to get organized. Sometimes you don't even know what you need help with or how things …
Pure joy
After running around like a mad cat getting ready for Livvie's birthday party, meeting with Dr. Awesome and taking Steven to the doctor, I was beat. Then, amazing stealth photographer Nick Mendez sent me these photos from the auction and refueled me. (He's available for hire, by the way.) Hope you enjoy these! THREE POSITIVES: …
7 days of denial turned into 14
After spring break, my denial ran out of control. At one point, a store owner started asking me about treatment and I was all like, "Whaa?" Then, I realized I was standing there with a shiny bald head and a LIVE STRONG pullover. Oh yeah, right. Cancer. Tonight there's no denying that yeah, so what? It's …
7 days of denial
It's Spring Break. I'm giving myself 7 days to NOT talk about cancer. I still feel like a Chemosapien with numb fingers and toes, metal mouth and the prospect of losing fingernails. But this week, I'm going to forget about all that and focus on the kids. Weird Cancer Guy is like an obnoxious dude at a …
The cancer dream team unites!
No one knows why four of the moms at my kids' school have breast cancer. Is it all that organic produce we eat? The super-clean water? The industries that surround us? We got together to share experiences ranging from the rebounding from surgery to being told, "You're going to die." We're all in a club …
Life is all one big prairie…
And we're the little house. That's the wisdom that comes from me and my bud Jillian, bellying up to breakfast at Slappy Cakes and talking '70s television. But here's the thing - everything merges together for me lately. So I can't tell the difference between Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons. It's troublesome …
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