Pink Dog Days
Early Recovery
February 10, 2022 Good morning! I haven’t written in my journal in a while, but I have been writing. I have been working on creating a new blog and writing about my breakup with Brian. It was so unbelievable that…
A Second Opinion
A Second Opinion By December 2021, I was finished with all treatment and starting to really feel better. But what now? It was strange, everything was just over. Was I back to normal? Was the cancer gone? What do I…
Do The Right Thing
I met Brian through my brother. They were friends who met in rehab. That should have been the deterrent right there, but codependents don’t think before they get involved. I got involved with Brian because he was my brother’s friend,…
Cookies in Bed
The misty gray fingers of dawn, the early bird song. I think I am right, but maybe I’m wrong. Is it time to rise? Is it time to shine? I can smell the coffee, and it smells fine, but… Not…
The Ring
I have always loved plants and gardening. I am not a very good gardener, but I do try. Since I bought my house, I have had lots of fun decorating inside and out, and spring planting is one of my…
Ring the Bell
By June, I had four rounds of AC chemo and five rounds of Taxol, and I was sick. I did not tolerate the Taxol well at all, and by May 13, I had severe muscle and bone pain. I couldn’t…
To Wig or Not To Wig
To Wig or Not to Wig It’s funny, when we are faced with something as serious as cancer, we worry about the strangest things. I thought, what if I lose my hair? What will I do? That’s not a what-if,…
Getting My Cancer Diagnosis
Breast cancer is insidious. It is a cruel, non-discriminatory killer. It doesn’t just kill, it maims in the process. Once a woman has breast cancer, she will never be the same again. I watched it kill my mother, but not…
COVID & Cancer & Suicide
The pandemic had been in full swing for almost a year when I was diagnosed. For a short time, COVID wasn’t the scariest thing in my life. It did complicate things, though. Going through chemo and COVID at the same…
Starting Chemo
Getting your port installed really kicks off this strange journey. I was terrified to get mine. I thought it seemed barbaric. In reality, the port saves a lot of time and discomfort, but you couldn’t tell me that at first.…
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