Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
My emotions were brimming over as we walked through the entrance to the happiest place on earth. I was on the brink of one of those hysterical, out of control cries of rejoicing. We were here. We had set our sights on the magic kingdom as a point of celebration....
Nov 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
I am done! Chemotherapy is over. I made it. What began as a frightening, arduous time has ended as a blessing. Chemo, a blessing? Yes! I can honestly say it was. Let me explain. When I made the decision to have this treatment, the one possible bright spot was...
Nov 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
(from a year ago… I wrote this as I was a little more than half way through chemo) It’s the Monday before my fifth treatment on Wednesday. My life has taken on this new, abnormal chemo-pattern. This is the day I begin fighting anxiety and start having...
Oct 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
(I wrote this about a year ago. It was a really rough time for me) Patrick Swayze died today. I cried. It was the mourning of a fallen comrade, another victim on the battlefield of cancer. I wept for him and for myself. It’s a blatant reminder that many...
Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
“I told you,” my doctor was exclaiming as he wagged his finger in my face. I wasn’t sure if this was going to be a scolding or an encouragement. “I told you, you would look great without hair.” A grateful smile was appearing on my...
