Mood: Happy 😁 A week from Monday, January 27th, I will have my final radiation treatment and I will be ringing the bell! Unfortunately, I had one day this last week where I didn't go in for treatment because the machine was down, so my final treatment day has been delayed by one day. My …
Two Months After Surgery: **WARNING: GRAPHIC SURGERY PHOTOS**
Mood: Curious 😏 My breast reconstruction surgery was two months ago today. My body is still working to either absorb or push out the sutures that are still in and I am still having occasional pain from my nerves re-firing, but I am feeling good overall about the healing process. My body has been working …
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My Support System
Mood: Grateful 🙂 Every cancer patient needs a good support system. I am very blessed to have many different moving parts to mine, and I feel that it is time to give them credit in not only helping me through my journey, but also being a constant in my life since I had the difficult …
Reality of Chemotherapy
Mood: Sad 😫 I know I have written about the side effects I experienced while going through chemotherapy treatments and the after effects, so I won't go into the details about all of that again. You can read that entry here if you haven't read it. This is a hard entry for me to write, …
“What I Wish People Would Stop Telling Me About Breast Cancer”
I found this article earlier today and some of it rings true in my case but some of it doesn't. Either way, I know that people mean well and that this is a very uncomfortable subject normally, let alone when someone you know and love is going through this terrible journey. I have people that …
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A Year Ago Today
Mood: Thoughtful 😔 A few pictures from a year ago today....I smile as I look at them because the Christmas party was so much fun, but I am also sad. Little did I know that I was already sick, that I most likely already had breast cancer and that I would find the first tumor …