the chaos, the mess, the joy, the pain & the beauty
So I am awake at 4:23 am because I woke with a bout of nausea. I got a liiiiiiitle cocky yesterday, since I was feeling so well, and wasn’t taking my meds back-to-back. SURPRISE! I still need my precious anti-nausea meds! (I am sure it has nothing to do, also, with the fact I started […]
Did you know that when you end up with cancer- you may find yourself feeling guilty? No- I didn’t/don’t feel guilty that I HAVE cancer…but I did feel guilt that I didn’t find it soon enough. When Carl was biopsied he was already 4.5 cm long, per the u/s report. People, my breasts are NOT […]
Well- Here I am on day 4 post round one of chemo. Day 1 was fine- I felt mostly normal. Day 2 was rough- and day 3 was rough but better than day 2. And here I am day 4 and I am able to type on the computer….progress! Justin asked me what it felt […]
So yesterday we did it- Round 1 of 6 in the books! Only 5 more rounds to go! I shared the journey a bit on Facebook- but wanted to share it here also for those who are not there and I figure I may elaborate here more? Guess we shall see…lol. My check in time […]
There are many things I wanted to title the post- but all of them involved the F word and I thought that might be a bit much. If you’re my friend on facebook- you likely know that we’ve had some issues with our lovely insurance provider approving my LIFE SAVING meds. We first learned they […]
…until you have to be. I think that is how it goes? One thing people keep telling me is how “strong” I am. I just want to be sure to clear the air here. 2019 has been pure hell (yes, BEFORE the cancer diagnosis). It has been horrible and I have cried more tears, screamed […]
I couldn’t think of a snazzy title for this post. Sorry. (Before I start- I just have to say AGAIN, I am overwhelmed with all the love from all over the world I have gotten in the last couple days. My phone, email, and Facebook have been blowing up. I still haven’t gotten back to […]
“How did you find it?” This is, of course, the most asked question I’ve gotten since I started sharing the news. Well, it wasn’t during a routine mammogram. I just turned 40 this year and hadn’t scheduled my first one yet. In fact, I had just been thinking about how I should schedule a physical […]
When I started to write this post, I had only told a few people. But tonight I decided to go “Facebook Official” and shared this new little space- so I guess I should jump into answering all the questions. (Also quick note. As I write this I had to stop reading the comments and the […]
Back when we got pregnant with Ellie (our first child, if you happen to end up here and don’t know us) in 2008, I started my first blog. That one was just a place for us to share our adventure as new parents with our close friends and family- which was quite a hit back […]
