Author: Tina – One Badass Day at a Time
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Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone
Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026⚡ Energy: Slightly crispy❤️🩹 Status: Radiation reactions have officially arrived🤔 Outlook: Apparently the solution is… more lotion. Radiation Treatment: Day 11 Last night as I was slathering on my final coat of lotion before bed, I noticed a few bumps in my…
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Mystery X-Rays, Squirrely Patients & Throat-Numbing Magic
Mystery X-Rays, Squirrely Patients & Throat-Numbing Magic 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously relieved 💖 Status: Radiation ongoing, mystery solved 😍 Outlook: Grateful for throat-numbing magic Today was my weekly meeting with my oncologist after treatment, and I’m happy to report that he was well mannered today, which meant Casey did not…
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Cords, Gold Medals & The Breathing Olympics Continue
Cords, Gold Medals & The Breathing Olympics Continue 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Gold medal contender 💓 Status: Wi-Fi restored, cords discovered 😑 Outlook: Slightly annoyed, but still showing up At radiation today the Wi-Fi was back up and running, and so was my VCD! Victory! That meant I was able to…
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Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device
Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device 🌼 Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly toasted but still sarcastic ❤️ Status: Olympic breath-holding hopeful 🙂 Outlook: Grateful for technology… even when it glitches Today when I arrived for my daily dose of radiation, I locked the door to my dressing room and started taking…
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Well… This Escalated Quickly
Well… This Escalated Quickly 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Grateful 💖 Status: Completely Blown Away 🤯 Outlook: Still Processing Today’s post is a little different. Today is about you. Every single person who has taken the time to stop in and read some of my writing. This blog didn’t start as some…
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Drama Queen on a Leash
Drama Queen on a Leash 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cozy but chilly 💗 Status: Puppy Mom Mode Activated 🥰 Outlook: Small wins count Ahhh… it was so nice to sleep in this morning! Even though for the past eight years I had to get up at the ass crack of dawn…
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Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles
Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles 🌼 Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly stretched, slightly punchy 💞 Status: Radiation Day #? (who’s counting) 🤗 Outlook: Two glorious days off Today when the nurse came to collect me from my Zen-like patient waiting room trance, he asked the standard question: “How are you doing today?”…
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Brass Bra Activated
Brass Bra Activated 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly congested and mildly annoyed ❤️🔥 Status: Brass bra engaged 😘 Outlook: Learning to trust my own voice This morning I woke up with a stuffy nose and a tickle in my throat. Now, normally I would chalk that up to allergies, a cold,…
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The Waiting Room Was More Helpful
The Waiting Room Was More Helpful 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on stubbornness and puppy supervision ❤️🩹 Status: Slightly crispy but still standing 😑 Outlook: One treatment closer to the finish line Today was my first weekly check-in with the radiation oncologist after treatment. After finishing radiation for the morning, Casey…
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Radiation Day 4: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Radiation Day 4: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Frustrated 💗 Status: Honest 🤨 Outlook: One Step at a Time Today was a hard day. I really did not want to get up early this morning. I was already dressed and ready to go when I remembered…
