Aug 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
"Look Good, Feel Good," was the class I had signed up for at the cancer center. There would be instruction on nutrition as well as how to take care of your skin and hairless head. The session was to include a free bag of make-up and a free wig,...
Aug 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
We had our blinker on, ready to pull in to a prime parking space when all of a sudden a man jumped into it saying, "We've been waiting a long time to park here." Where did he come from? It was all very odd and frankly, a bit maddening....
Aug 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I never imagined this day would be an event in my life. Eddie was driving me to my first chemotherapy treatment. I felt like I was going to be sick just from the thought of it. Again I asked, "How is this happening to me?"Upon arrival, the...
Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
The room became a frenzy of motion minutes after making the decision to have chemotherapy. My doctor was whipping out notepads and rattling off instructions like nobody's business. He was ordering lab tests and writing out multiple prescriptions while...
Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
(…my cancer journey… cont.)"I hope you are writing these things down. You've never been funnier." This was the response of one of my closest friends as I shared with her the enormous depth of grief I was feeling. As trivial...
Jul 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I think back over all the different treatments I've had, I shudder the most at the thought of internal radiation. It was the one procedure that all four of my doctors agreed was necessary. My main referring doctor had described the procedure as...
