Finally Five and I shared a wonderful Silver Lining afternoon with Mary Poppins. We learned innumerable supercalifragilisticexpialidocious life lessons that we hold near and dear during breast cancer and will carry with us long after.
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Buzzin' with Buzz
I was reflecting today on how my life (and this FBC period) has been enhanced by our newly adopted dog, Buzz. Despite his diagnosis of Exercise Induced Collapse and the occasional Counter Surfing, he has brought love, light and joy into the life of our family (Silver Lining!). Thinking about him, and the… Continue reading Buzzin' with Buzz
Chemo Course Continues
Today was Chemo #5. Since I was unable to have chemo last week (because I didn’t recover from the 4th treatment), I had a revised version today. Though the original plan was that this was supposed to be the 5th of 6 treatments, I will have to go a little longer (maybe a lot longer… Continue reading Chemo Course Continues
Beautiful Budding
This morning, for the first time in a month, I went on a HIKE! I can’t begin to describe how happy this made me. I was giddy from the tips of my toes to the top of my bald head. Everywhere I looked, I found beautiful budding (Silver Lining). The photograph below describes exactly how… Continue reading Beautiful Budding
Chipper Chicks
Today has been an outstanding, Silver Lined day! Nearly 3 1/2 weeks since my last chemo, it feels as if the dimmer on the light switch was raised and voilà: the lights went on. That is the best way to describe the SL feeling of coming out of the debilitating (for me) effects of chemo. … Continue reading Chipper Chicks
Spring has Sprung!
This is the first week of Spring and I am so excited about it! There is no feeling like that first spring in my step (pun intended). Spring reminds me of when The HOTY (a/k/a Husband of the Year) and Finally Five used to take long bike rides throughout Chicago to go “tulip hunting”. It… Continue reading Spring has Sprung!
Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
A Silver Lining to my omnipresent fatigue is that I am able to read. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me! I’m a real-book reader as in the kind that has pages. Though I’ve read a couple of books on my iPad (when traveling), I love the sensual experience of reading a book:… Continue reading Silver Lining Book: The Paris Wife
Cuckoo for Coconuts
Since my pruning episode last week (the one in which I LOOKED like a prune…not a reference to any gardening prowess, unfortunately!), I realized that I need to really focus on hydration, hydration, hydration (ideally not by being hooked up to an IV 24/7!). In my pre-FBC life, whenever I would go for a long… Continue reading Cuckoo for Coconuts
Saturday Stroll
Today I took my first walk in nearly two weeks. I can’t believe I just wrote that. Holy Moly. It’s been a rough round. That said, I TOOK A WALK (Silver Lining!)…and am so grateful for it! Because I was so winded, I was passed by three snails in search of lunch. However, this pace… Continue reading Saturday Stroll
Sinister Sinusitis with a Side of Prunes
It was a very long, sleepless sore-throat-filled night of coughing and flipping back and forth (to get the mucus to move from one side of my sinus’ to the other – Ewwwwwww. Trust me, I know). I rose (well, actually I just opened my eyes) this morning feeling rotten – again. Clearly, this sinusitis was… Continue reading Sinister Sinusitis with a Side of Prunes