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HEALTH UPDATE: Same. Treatment next week. Ramblings…. I’ve got spaghetti brain. I cannot pinpoint the topic of this ramble. I’m thinking it will consist of many different topics. It could turn into the ramble of all rambles. I never quite know when I start writing how long it will be. I almost always know theContinue reading “Ramble of all rambles”

HEALTH UPDATE: The miracle continues. I had my scans done today at 9 am. The results are in and they are stable. No changes. No changes!!!!! No. Changes. This thrills me. I’ll take it. Labs and treatment tomorrow. Ramblings…. I wish what I tell myself and others was reality. All of the talk I doContinue reading “Scanxiety”

HEALTH UPDATE: I’m just plugging along. Weakness in my legs is undeniable but I can deal. Scan day is May 25th. I pray this miracle continues. Ramblings… Oh man. My urge to write is so strong. Hello, old friend! Everything has been so status quo for so long. My urges to write almost always comeContinue reading “Emotions in motion”

HEALTH UPDATE: Same! Can you believe it? I can’t. I know how lucky I am. Ramblings…. I’m SO HAPPY! I should not feel this happy. Or should I? As I sit here at the UW Carbone Cancer Clinic waiting for results that dictate the direction my life is literally headed, I am filled with happiness.Continue reading “Happy”

HEALTH UPDATE: Fine except for second covid vaccine side effects and the usual muscle pain. How soon I forget. The relentless fevers. Not moving. Chills, sweats, repeat. For days and months. The reaction to my covid vaccine is mimicking my early days of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I can’t remember having a single feverContinue reading “Same fever, different time”

HEALTH UPDATE: Soon to find out. Everything feels the same. It’s the same. I’m all good for treatment!! Here we are! Another day at the hospital. I can’t BELIEVE it’s already been three weeks since my last visit. I feel like I’m a visitor, not a patient. I am starting to question if I haveContinue reading “All good!”

HEALTH UPDATE: I just keep going!! Stable! Pain lingers but it’s an easy trade for life. Treatment number who knows what next week!! My urge to write is strong today. I admit it. I watch real housewives of New Jersey. There is a dinner scene. A packed restaurant. The wives are all glammed up. TheyContinue reading “Cancer and Covid”

HEALTH UPDATE: I’m good. Feeling fatigue after both my treatment and the covid vaccine, dose 1 last week. No worries, I’ve got this! Ramblings…. Life is so good! So much going on! Another season is approaching. We are enjoying more time outside and a fresh batch of new sidewalk chalk colors, thanks to the beautifulContinue reading “Hello Cancer Friends”

HEALTH UPDATE: It’s scan week! I’m stable! More prayers answered. Labs are perfect too! God is good. Ramblings… Yep. Scan week. Results are stable. I’m so relieved. Would I love to see improvement? Of course. But I’m cautious and grateful for anything that doesn’t include the words worse, spread or growing. This is yet anotherContinue reading “Coffee cake”

HEALTH UPDATE: Woah. Still the same! Scan coming up on March 22nd. I’m praying for stable results. I’m completely satisfied with stable. No need to get greedy. The snow has melted leaving a clear path to walk. I’m ecstatic but my knee is angry. It is getting close to pursuing treatment. PT continues to decreaseContinue reading “SO MUCH”