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  • 5/1, 2, & 3 – Day 69, 70, & 71: Going through the motions

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I am five days post red devil chemo. I literally slept all weekend. Every moment I could lay down, I did. I crave every moment I can lay my little bald bitch head down for a little snooze. It doesn’t seem to matter…

  • 4/29 & 30 – Day 67 & 68: Shout out to good things coming

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I am two days post red devil chemo. So far I feel very similar to my third round: tired and waiting for what side effect(s) want to be most dominant this time around. I’ve enjoyed napping and listening to the pitter patter of…

  • 4/28 – Day 66: Cancer, but make it a party!

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Today was my LAST RED DEVIL CHEMO! I MADE IT! I still have to survive the next two weeks and who knows what kind of side effects I will get this time, but the hard part is just about over. We had fun…

  • 4/26 & 27 – Day 64 & 65: The power of community

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): It is the eve of my last red devil chemo. I cannot believe I made it! I still need to endure and survive the next two weeks until my first round of weekly Taxol. Yesterday, my mom’s golf friends held a fundraiser in…

  • 4/25 – Day 63: I don’t feel like I am dying today! Yay!

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Welcome to chemo week!!! IT IS MY LAST RED DEVIL CHEMO! We have MADE IT! Time flies when you are getting poisoned. We need to celebrate somehow. Red jello shots without alcohol? Maybe we can put a little whipped cream on top. Okay,…

  • 4/23 & 24 – Day 61 & 62: ¡Ya weyyyyyy!

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I’ve had a fucking weekend, friends. Two ER visits solved the mystery of my head: a bacterial infection that resulted in an abscess that was making my lymph nodes angry because they couldn’t help me fight the infection. I am now on the…

  • 4/22 – Day 60: The fuckening

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): This morning I had my consult for radiation! I am still many moons away from starting radiation, but it was great to learn what it will entail. I also had my first ER visit (ever) for my head lump. It has been a…

  • 4/21 – Day 59: Bad to the bone

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): I have my consultation with radiology tomorrow morning at 8:30 am at the cancer center. Can’t wait to report back about all the things I will learn! I also have a really achy hard lump on the back of my skull? Not sure…

  • 4/19 & 4/20 – Day 57 & 58: “Connection is why we are here.”

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): Great news! “Fuck cancer! Enjoy rainbows!” stickers are on their way to my mailbox! All of you lovely humans will be receiving your orders soon. I am guessing my shipment will arrive either end of this week or early next week, depending how…

  • 4/17 & 18 – Days 55 & 56: Chemo brain is real!

    Fast facts (if you don’t have time to read the full post): We are four days post third round of red devil chemotherapy! I cannot believe I only have one round of the red devil left before I hit the weekly chemo treatments. I continue to be surprised at what my body can handle and…