It occurred to me tonight as I strewn about my bathroom floor (Why? You ask. Well, because I couldn’t possibly make it the 7 feet to my bed), that I haven’t written about the 78.4 lb big black ball of love that is Buzz, our beloved dog, in way too long. I’m happy to say… Continue reading Buzz's Beach Day
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Finally Five's Flower
The other day, our daughter, a/k/a Finally Five and our dog, Buzz, took me outside for a little sun and love, both of which I (really!) needed during this chemo week. Finally Five decided that my “Thinking Cap” (what we kindly refer to as the cream cashmere cap that I wear when my bald head… Continue reading Finally Five's Flower
Brookside Dreams of Sleep
Day two post chemo. The side effects are full on wretched – again. No amount of drugs, acupuncture, herbs, or meditation seems to mediate, alleviate, annihilate, or eradicate or them. (Though these words mean the same thing, I seem to have a thesaurus in my head…thinking that if I say “get rid of” differently, the side effects… Continue reading Brookside Dreams of Sleep
Buzz's Bad News and Silver Linings
As many of you know, we adopted the most precious, beautiful, loving, faithful, and gorgeous (though I AM biased) black labrador in November. His name is Buzz. (Yes, the title of the blog has a correlation…as it does to many other things.) Thanks to FBC (F-bomb Breast Cancer) and my unsavory reactions to my first… Continue reading Buzz's Bad News and Silver Linings
Buzz Briefing
I just spoke with our new and wonderful Vet. Here is the Buzz Briefing. As you may remember we were ruling out the following list of possibilities after his FOUR collapses on our hike on Sunday. (Yes, I’m still devastated from it!) After physically examining him, these were her initial thoughts explaining the (4!) collapses:… Continue reading Buzz Briefing
Buzz's Buzz and Chemo Coming
Yesterday was a rough, rough day. To add insult to the already injurious Brookside, beloved Buzz had a big and brutal breakdown. He collapsed (yes, F-Bomb collapsed) four times on our hike. FOUR. In addition, he panted so heavily that I thought he was going to have a heart attack. I’m not kidding. Seriously. FFS… Continue reading Buzz's Buzz and Chemo Coming
A Very (Un)Hairy Situation: Losing Hair After Chemo
Losing Hair After Chemo Because I seem to be the poster child for chemo side effects (i.e., ALL of them), it didn’t come as a complete shock to me that hair loss was next on the list. The second (or maybe the third or fourth) shoe has dropped… For the past 3+ years, I have… Continue reading A Very (Un)Hairy Situation: Losing Hair After Chemo
Silver Lining Morning
Yesterday, someone asked me, “What does Silver Lining (SL) mean?” When I ask our 4 3/4 daughter what the phrase means, she replies, “It’s when something good comes out of something bad.” She sees SL’s with as much frequency as I do. For example, last night, I took a gigantic, narley splinter out of 4… Continue reading Silver Lining Morning
Buzzing on the Trails
Despite feeling unusually putrid and looking even worse, Buzz and I hit the trail today with a girlfriend with high hopes that, at the very least, my nausea-filled spirits would be lifted. Success! There is something purely magical about being on a mountain. It’s the one place guaranteed to make me feel alive, awake and… Continue reading Buzzing on the Trails
Brookside Middle-of-the Night Musings
Thanks to Decadron, I am up again in the middle of the night (again) and I thought I’d offload some of the random musings in my nutty-spinning-mushy-feeling brain. As you may recall, Decadron is used: To treat or prevent (potential) allergic reactions to chemotherapy. To treat nausea and vomiting associated with some chemotherapy drugs. To… Continue reading Brookside Middle-of-the Night Musings