I love celebrating other people's birthdays, but I like to have mine pass without much fanfare. Yesterday was my 37th birthday, and I honestly went back and forth on deciding to celebrate in a bigger way than I normally do this year. YOLO, right? Why NOT have a huge party every year that I'm alive!? …
Tag: brain cancer
Knitting on the round, and so many knots.
After my last knitting post I jumped straight in. I went to a local yarn shop and walked around like I knew what I was doing. I picked out some beautiful blue sport-weight wool yarn, and then told the shop-keepers that I was brand new and wanted to try knitting some socks on a round …
Chemo, Round 2
Thankfully my chemotherapy is a pill, so I can take it at home. The routine is set so that I take 3-4 pills every night before bed for 5 nights in a row. Then have 23 days off, and start again. This round was delayed by 1 day because my platelets were too low (side …
the This is Some Big Bullsh*t list
I'm not much of a complainer. On the scale of 0 to complains-a-lot I'm probably a 1 or a 2. I know that complaining doesn't help anything, and just wastes time that could be spent fixing the problem I'm complaining about to begin with. So instead of complaining, my response usually is to just get …
Telling the Kids about Cancer
My first MRI was on a Friday, leading to a biopsy the following Monday-- so that weekend was a mess. We had close to no information other than something really scary was happening. When you don't have answers, or any guiding information it is easy to jump to conclusions, worry about worst case scenario-- which …
Hair update
Don't get to used to updates on my hair, because usually I literally spend 10 seconds on it in the mornings. It wasn't until I was in college when I learned how to tame my natural curls, tame the frizz etc etc. I started to color my hair about a year ago, but honestly the …
How to be happy when you have cancer
I'll admit that as a new mother, when people would tell me that "every moment is precious" or something like that, I'd wipe my son's projectile sneeze snot off my arm and try not to roll my eyes too hard. Some moments are just not so awesome-- and when I was tired or frustrated I …
It’s NBD- just a little neglect syndrome, whatevs
One of the possible side effects I was prepared to have after my surgery was to have something called "neglect syndrome," which can manifest as a wide range of symptoms and severity, but the jist is that there is an un-awareness of a side of the body. In the most severe types of this syndrome, …
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1 week and 1 day- from surgery to home.
Well, it took me 1 week and 1 day after my surgery to get back home-- and wow is it nice to be home! I have improved every day, and just being in my own space with my family has been rejuvenating! The day before surgery I had pre-op MRI and lab testing. As part …
The (In)consistency of Time
I think everyone has had the experience of feeling like time is either moving so quickly or so slowly depending on what is going on. In a flash I watched my oldest go from birth to now 7 years old. But one single bedtime with a toddler can last a full eternity.... (he's still awake, …
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