Sharing pics from our mini photo shoot. Thanks to Elizabeth Orrell for taking these fun edgy pics to commemorate 2020 and how much we have all pushed through to get
3/23 I’m walking on sunshine and it’s time to feel good. https://youtu.be/CKh0dLIuIu8 I’m all over the place this morning. Dropped kate at the bus at 6. Took a shower (something I usually don’t do it there isn’t an hour to rest after) Have early appointments with Dr Chan and Dr Wirth. Waiting to hear the results of my two month scans. Yes. It’s been two months since I was treated with chemo and radiation. It’s been the hardest two months outside of the times when declan had open heart surgery and my dad was at the brigham. I struggle with appetite and fatigue and am the only person I know who doesn’t want to lose weight. I now weigh less than I did when I got married at 22. And to be honest I have plenty to lose. But in the right way. I look in the mirror and don’t recognize myself sometimes. The buzz cut with the cr...
So. It’s not surprising that there is some weird shit going on in my brain. Check out the images from todays mri and CT. Says I could have temporal lobe necrosis with edema which would explain recent memory difficulty Dysfunction in the temporal lobe may cause dysfunction in the mind.
October 19 2021 It’s been over a year since the adventure with cancer began. And I’m in for my visit. It’s been 9 months since my last radiation. And while I have definitely been improving. It is certain that no treatment comes without a price. I have neuropathy in my feet. Raynaud like fingers. Left shoulder and right hip pain and worst of all is the trouble swallowing. Some foods just don’t want to go down But everything comes with a price and I would take those things over dying of cancer. While looking for a place to document in notes I found the eulogy I wrote a year ago to save my family from writing one. I am so grateful we did not need to use it. So unbelievably grateful. I haven’t felt well this past week and had a few days of fevers but my COVID negative test helped me to rally for my appointment with Dr Worth. Psyching myself up f...
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