I DID IT and it looks AWESOME!!! Ok, here’s the story. When I learned that I’d need chemo, I was told that my hair would fall out about two weeks after chemo started. As I processed this information my thoughts gradually evolved from disappointment that I’d be losing my hair after growing it out for… Continue reading Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!!!
It’s been a quiet week in Lake Cancer-be-gone. I’m back at work and life is pretty normal right now. Tomorrow I will have my breast expanded (well that’s not a phrase I ever thought I’d say), and I’m sure I’ll be providing plenty of TMI on that subject later. For now I thought I’d announce… Continue reading Introducing the Shrine O’ Cancer
It’s back to work I go! Yesterday was my first day back and it went fine. It was somewhat of a short day, as they all will be this week, due to the drop off and pick up timing at the kids’ camp. It was made even shorter by plenty of hallway chats, hugs, and… Continue reading Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho
When my surgery was originally scheduled, I was told that the typical recovery time was six weeks. I think the expectation was that I’d spend those six weeks healing and resting. Well, within a week of the surgery I actually felt pretty good; and it started to become clear that actually I’d be using these… Continue reading Happy Fourth of July!
Today is Paige’s 8th birthday, and we had a party for her yesterday. When my surgery was first scheduled and I realized it would be a mere six days before Paige’s party, I was concerned with whether or not I’d be able to pull that off. So the weekend before my surgery, Tad & I… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Paige!
Last Wednesday I had my third and final pre-op, this time with Dr. FixIt. This one was the most practical one, as Dr. FixIt is the “closer.” He’ll be the one to release me, and all the post-op meds are prescribed by him. And my goodness, there are a lot of meds. They swabbed my… Continue reading Ready as I’ll Ever Be…
Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful emails, notes, text messages, hugs, and silences. Many people have said that they don’t know what to say. Some of the messages I’ve received have been hilarious; some have been touching; some have been simple, perfect acknowledgements. I am so lucky to have such amazing friends and… Continue reading You Are All Amazing
Elisabeth gets the ball rolling! (I love you!!!)
Today I am making my blog public. I’ve told my family, I’ve told work, I’ve told my kids and their teachers. So, let’s let it all hang out! For those of you who are new here (which is basically all of you), if you want to quickly get up to speed, check out the About… Continue reading Hello, World!
Last night we broke the news to the kids. I have awesome kids!!! I knew I needed to tell them the complete story, including using the word “cancer,” but I also knew I did not need to provide all the gory details – only as much as they ask for. I’d planned to tell them… Continue reading Telling the Kids
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