I posted this on Facebook so apologies for the repeat for some of you, but I know there are many who only follow me on CaringBridge so I can’t let you miss out! I know you wait with baited breath to hear more updates on my life 😉 Cancer does not and will not define me. I’m running a 5K on Oct 20! Because there are other things in my life besides cancer, and cancer will not steal the things I love. Last run was 1 mile, today’s goal was 1.5 and I ran 2! Not because…
This Friday begins the butt-kicking of the second half of chemo with the new, single-drug regimen. All signs point to this being easier than the first half, but there’s always some nerves going into something new and you don’t totally know what to expect yet. So I covert your prayers as we jump in, here’s some specific ways to pray; – The one “scary” side effect is this drug can affect your nerves, and can cause you to lose feeling in your fingers and toes. So please pray for protection against this. Of course, they…
I play Jedi mind tricks on myself. Ok I don’t know if they are Jedi mind tricks per se, mostly because, much to my husband’s horror, I haven’t actually seen Return of the Jedi. But he’ll be proud I knew the term and threw a Star Wars reference in here, nonetheless. But I digress. Here’s what I mean. When we set out on this adventure, we had several doctor’s appointments that laid out what we could expect over the coming months; we knew there would be the surgery…
