Oct 6, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
I realize that I’m a little behind in my blog update for this week. It’s largely because my nails were too long, and I can’t stand the feel of the laptop keys when they get like that. No. For real. It’s a thing, and I was just too tired to take...
Sep 20, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
I usually shoot for Sunday to write these weekly updates, but it didn’t work out for Chemo Week 4 because, well, I didn’t feel like it. So here I am a day late and a dollar short, as my dad used to say. I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately....
Sep 12, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
How has it been three weeks since I started chemo? Highlights of this past week include: getting a robot vacuum and learning how to use it, bulk prepping healthy smoothies to take with temozolomide, and enjoying more food and flavors than I thought possible while on...
Sep 5, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
The only reason I’m writing this is because I need to stay upright for a few minutes. I skipped the ondansetron (anti-nausea) this morning thinking I would be just fine… And I was wrong about that. On Monday I saw the oncologist and learned that I am not...
Aug 29, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
About an hour ago I took my seventh dose of chemo. And that means I’ve officially completed my first 7 days of temozolomide. Chemo week 1 down. Only 3 more weeks to go! Only. I’ve been chronicling the day-by-day over on Twitter. If you’re interested...
Aug 21, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
This week was wild. Not in a good way, and not even in a way that was anticipated. Tuesday my Mom and I were sharing a homemade smoothie, when things started feeling really weird for me, and I said, “Whass wrong wiff my tongue?” The TL;DR for those of you...
