Survivorship, Day 31
Well I got the mediport yesterday. I hope it was worth the pain it inflicted. The upside is that I have gotten some great sleep in the past twenty-four hours, aided by Xanax, Versed, and hydrocodone....
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Wrestling Alligators and My Cancer Posse
I’m very unsettled today. I did the bloodwork that I was supposed to do Friday in Rockport but didn’t. Long story – I went to the lab and it didn’t work out. We’ll leave it at that. I found...
View ArticleJoy and Sparkle
It’s been nine days since surgery. I feel … I have no idea how I feel. My body is getting stronger but I’m not sure what’s happening in my mind. I haven’t cried much, or cussed much or really...
View ArticleKissing Your Sister
I think I should be feeling pretty excited right about now. I had a PET scan at MD Anderson on January 5th and on the 6th found out that it showed no distant metasisis and no cancer in the local...
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Thank God That’s Over!
I have been thinking about what to write to tell about my experiences in the hospital. It was a long eight days. Some of them were spent pretty loopy yet I think I remember most of the time I spent...
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“What I Did At Camp.” Or, “How I Became a Nude Model at 40.”
I flew to Atlanta a couple of weeks ago to Patti Digh’s Design Your Life Camp. When she announced she was having one I knew I would go. Just like you know when it’s time to quit a job or eat lunch....
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Joy, But…
I have been getting scans every six months for the past two years and I find that I am hesitant to make any plans past the next six month mark. It’s easy to get in the pattern of living your life six...
View ArticleEndurance
I wrote this in December, 2014, and forgot to post it. My grandma passed away this summer. She was ill for a few weeks and we knew it was the end. She had a full life, and many people loved her and...
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