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A Cancer Journey
All The Feels
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Jan 34 min read
Happy New Year!
When I reflect upon the three hundred and sixty five days of 2024, I paid honor to it, I forgave it, I gave it grace, I accepted what I...
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Nov 2, 20242 min read
Check Up Giddiness
Ready for my check up Mr DeMille! At 63 I’ve had my share of yearly wellness exams and then on to specific care doctor’s appointments. ...
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Sep 8, 20246 min read
The Treatment After The Treatment
There is a routine of care given to me by my oncology team consisting of my daily and nightly skin regime, nutrition, medicine, (yuck!),...
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Sep 2, 20245 min read
Happy Birthday Robin!
When I received the call that my radiation treatments were going to begin August 1st the significance or irony or whatever, was not lost...
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Aug 30, 20243 min read
The Last Day
Sixteen days. Monday through Friday. Doesn't seem like a lot, yet it is. For me. Speaking with friends who persevered through their own...
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Aug 22, 20244 min read
Radiation Care
Twelve treatments down. Four more to go. (at the time I began writing this post) Everything my oncologists told me regarding the side...
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Jul 21, 20243 min read
It Takes A Village
The proverb "It takes a village to raise a child." gets its roots from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. For decades, though the context remains...
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Jun 29, 20243 min read
Radiant Radiation
I tried to come up with a catchy title for this entry but this was as good as it got. My radiation treatment consult on Thursday was...
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Jun 20, 20243 min read
Welcome Back!
It's been about a month since I was working in the office. Up to my surgery I had been working from home because of all of the...
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Jun 9, 20242 min read
Free.
After surgery I had to play another waiting game. Waiting for the results from pathology. The results from the testing of the cancer...
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