"The waiting is the hardest part." All I remember about surgery is passing out after one of the nurses pulled the hospital "shower curtain" closed. What the? They were supposed to bring a hot intern to surgery. When I woke up, I was in an identical room with another shower curtain. I kept asking anyone …
Steven takes over
NOTE: Steven is writing this. We decided that since my mom is really tired and can't use her arms, that I would take over the blog for a bit. I remember that cold and rainy day in November when I was at my friend's house. My parents came to pick up my sister and me. …
Could it be…The end of Weird Cancer Guy?
Tomorrow is the big surgery day. Today, I got two radioactive dye injections right in the nipple! I wanted to scream like Steve Carell getting a full body wax in The 40 Year Old Virgin, but I didn't. Now I'm rockin' one radioactive boob. Tomorrow, they'll use a Geiger Counter to see if the cancer …
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: …
A night we’ll never forget
When I found out I had cancer, I called Brian crying, "I have cancer." But he said, "There is no I. Only we. We have cancer." When he said we, I had no idea we would mean an army of 200 people who packed The Village Ballroom, donated, worked, organized, rocked out, baked and bought …
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 …
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