3 months. It doesn’t sound like much time. Approximately 90 days…or 12 weeks…or 2,160 hours. Just a short moment in the game of life. Since I was diagnosed 2 years and 9 months ago (but I’m not counting)…I have measured my life in three month increments. For a cancer patient like me, my typical scheduleContinue reading “A Well-Deserved Break”
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Conquering Side Effects
When I first learned that I needed chemotherapy every two weeks, my brain immediately jumped to the dark side. How long was I going to live, and what impact would the side effects have on the rest of my life? I pictured myself bald, skeletal, and vomiting all day long. That’s how it is inContinue reading “Conquering Side Effects”
Gratitude
It’s 3 AM. The house is quiet. I am the only one awake. Even the teenagers, who keep vampire hours, are sleeping. Today was my first chemo day in four weeks. I had a little “chemo vacation” because of a bad skin reaction. Chemo days are not painful, but the steroids keep me awake andContinue reading “Gratitude”