Cancer Chemo Round 6 – The Worst is Over! 21 Aug 2015 Yesterday I had my sixth and final round of chemotherapy!! I'm so excited and happy and relieved. I still have a couple weeks of side-effects to deal with, but the…
Cancer Mortality ‘n Stuff: A Letter From the Front 13 Aug 201513 Aug 2015 If Cancer is a battle, this is my letter home, written in a fetid trench with bullets whizzing above my head and a tang of mustard gas mixed in the air…
Cancer Chemotherapy 5 of 6 – The Darkness Before Dawn 7 Aug 2015 Five rounds of chemo down, just one left. It's a triumph, yes? But, wow....this is a bad one. Here's the thing: actually getting the infusion of drugs isn't bad at…
Cancer Disneyland with a side of cancer 29 Jul 201529 Jul 2015 I'm in a friend's Redmond driveway, ready for our kids to have a playdate together. My husband has come along to haul Allison's car in the back of his Jeep, so…
Cancer 10 Good Things About Having Breast Cancer 16 Jul 201516 Jul 2015 Well, I feel sort of like an asshole for my last couple of posts. I absolutely do want to give you the straight dope, but I don't want to freak…
Cancer Why does getting better feel like dying? 15 Jul 201515 Jul 2015 First I'm going to tell you the good stuff. In the waning days of Round 3 (and I mean the very last couple of days) I was able to eat…
Cancer What To Do About the Boobs 6 Jul 20156 Jul 2015 First of all, this round of chemo can kiss my ass. Just in the last couple of days have I been able to eat meals, and it's time to do…
Cancer Chemo – The Halfway Holla 22 Jun 201522 Jun 2015 Usually, I'd think about updating the blog and then I'd say, "Well, I'll wait until I have more energy. Until I feel a little bit better." But this time, I'm…
Cancer… A Heart, a Mole, and a Limerick 10 Jun 201510 Jun 2015 It's been a sort of eventful (and yet not) couple of weeks. There have been a couple scares, some new side effects, a milestone, some experimentation, and a minor epiphany.…
Cancer Chemo – Round 2 Roundup 1 Jun 20151 Jun 2015 Okay, it may be a bit early to call this a "round-up," but I couldn't resist the alliteration. I really really need to get back to work on my book.…
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