February 6th is my own weird version of Groundhog Day, except that it doesn’t necessarily repeat the same cycles… It just throws major events in my way. I fear the day, because it often represents the start of a monumental change. I was christened on February 6th, 1966. The church later burned down, which really…
Tag: Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Karma
Warning! If you have dealt with a profound hurt or loss, this might be a difficult read. I am just exploring my beliefs and ideas, but I don’t have the answers. This is my “what if?” experiment and you are allowed to disagree (politely, please). My spiritual self likes to challenge my scientific self…
Venus, Mars or the Storm on Jupiter?
Caution! This blog post contains photos of my breast burned by radiation. Radiation from the Sun. Radiation Oncology. Radiation burns. I have almost completed 20 rounds of radiation to my right breast … the final steps in my Triple Negative Breast Cancer treatment plan. The first 16 rounds of dose dense radiation were beamed into…
Set Phasers to Stun
Do you know how rain gets into rain clouds? It’s not just a matter of warm air rising into the sky and condensing. How does the water find (or make) the cloud? Charge. It doesn’t just float around up there. Water may very well have a 4th phase. water gel ice vapour If you have…
Sticks & Stones
Do you remember that childhood chant? Sticks and stones May break my bones … But words will never hurt me. Even when I said it as a child, I didn’t believe it. Words hurt. They cut to the bone and lodge themselves deep within. They do permanent and lasting damage. CANCER. Is a terrifying word….
The Resilience Factor
While once having a deep and philosophical 5-hour telephone conversation with a potential date, we discussed the role of resilience in our lives. He had suffered huge losses. Marriage breakdown with a wife from Japan who wanted to go back, and take their 10-year-old daughter with her. He loved them both enough to say yes….
Meet Jerri!
I totally forgot (#chemobrain) to introduce you to Jerri! Jutta and Gerry came to Chemo #15 with me so I that is how I named this wig. Meet Jerri! Jerri tells fortunes! That’s when I got her way back in 2011 for $15. She has been through many belly-dancing events with me. Jerri bellydances. Jerri…
Ring the Bell
Every story has a beginning, middle, and end. There is a plot culminating into a climax … followed by an anti-climax to the end … and then the epilogue. Today – as I completed 16 chemo infusions in 5 months (23 weeks), interrupted by 5 trips to Emergency and 2 hospital stays totalling 10 days…
Ciao Bella
I’ve been puzzling over why losing my hair is so traumatic … and I think I have figured out why. I’ve never been bald. I was born with a full head of dark hair. I wasn’t born with breasts … they came later. I was pretty much fully developed by age twelve. And also at…
Hair today … Gone tomorrow
Do you play with your hair? Or love to have your significant other play with it? If there is one thing I love … it’s having someone play with my hair. Quickest way to my heart? Play with my hair and kiss me on the forehead. Close your eyes. Run your fingers through your hair. …
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