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And So It Begins
Today my upper body feels like a punching bag. My head is killing me this afternoon, and my neck and chest ache. From what I’ve read, this is not uncommon for the first few doses of the chemo I’m on. It’s the drugs attacking the cancer and putting up a fight. I’m thankful for that,…
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What Now?
Many of you have been waiting and wondering. I know, because many have asked me, “What now?” We’ve been waiting and wondering, too. Yesterday we finally saw our oncologist, and may I just say again, “She. Is. Wonderful.” She made it clear that she is with us in this battle, that this isn’t her dictating…
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Wednesday Nights
Wednesday nights are one of my favorite nights of the week. I work my long day on Wednesdays, pick up my children from band practice and after school program, and pull into my driveway as the light is beginning to fade. We unpack from school and work, the children begin homework and I dig through…
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The Post I Didn’t Want to Write
This is the update I didn’t want to write…the one I don’t even know how to write. Remember how last post I said, if the pathology comes back different, we bag the whole thing and start over? We’re bagging it. The pathology came back, and oh, my friends, I am so broken. This is breast…
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My Neediness
An update to a post I wrote years ago when asked about our needs… it seems so apropos now. I’ve added to it. I’ve changed a few lines. But the heart of the message is the same. (As you read this, please take the time to blow away the chaff of my scattered mind and…