A friend sent the following poem to me and was the most spectacular Silver Lining to my day. I have to share it with you. I hope that your day brims over with SL’s! Look to This Day For it is life-the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and… Continue reading Look to This Day
FBC
Pretty Ponderous Perspective
I’m happy to say that I’m home from the hospital. The diagnosis, as you learned from The Husband (a/k/a HOTY a/k/a Husband of the Year) was sinusitis. Now the good news here (you knew a Silver Lining was coming!) is that this was not caused by FBC. Rather, it is likely that because my immune… Continue reading Pretty Ponderous Perspective
The Hospital-Visiting Husband
Well, the patient has to spend one more night in the hospital with what turns out to be a gigantic bout of Sinusitis. Talk about adding insult to injury. Chemo is not enough for one to deal with? Sinus infection? FFS. It’s not bad enough to suffer all the insults to ones body and psyche… Continue reading The Hospital-Visiting Husband
Breast Cancer ROI's
As you all may recall, from the time of my diagnosis, The Husband and I have been forthright in our communication with all of our children and with specific, developmentally appropriate emphasis on our daughter, a/k/a Finally Five. Now that I am in the throws of chemo’s pit of despair, Finally Five and I are… Continue reading Breast Cancer ROI's
Buzz's Beach Day
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
Cancer Coprolalia
Today I ventured out of the house. Bad, bad idea. We were invited to a beautiful lunch, full of interesting people and lots of Mind Candy. Can I just say: I am in a HUGE Mind Candy deficit. My brain is complete mush. The only thing that is consistent is cognitive dysfunction. So, I thought:… Continue reading Cancer Coprolalia
Saturday Sofalizing
Today has been the worst day of chemo side effects to date. Seriously. F-bomb. Despite intravenous fluids, acupuncture, yoga, bad television and even a thoughtful prezzie from The Husband, I feel like I have hit the bottomless pit of chemo despair extraordinarily early in this cycle – usually I hit bottom about 8 or 9… Continue reading Saturday Sofalizing
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
The Treatment Train Continues
Chemo #4. Check. Two more to go. Silver Lining! As you may remember, I go chemo to in an outfit that makes me feel good, happy and confident. I have always put forth an effort to look my best, no matter how I feel, and chemo infusions are no exception. So, the outfits that I wear… Continue reading The Treatment Train Continues
Friend-ly Tips
Today is Chemo #4. One step closer to Chemo #6. Which means that I’m 2/3 of the way to the finish line. Which means that I am getting a little more buzzed (from Silver Linings) with each passing day. As I was mentally preparing for #4 (not obsessing or even dreading, but envisioning strength and… Continue reading Friend-ly Tips