Author: dayti

  • I Got Dressed

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    I Got Dressed 🌼 Date: Monday, December 22, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low, but showing up 💔 Status: Alive (bare nails, real clothes) 🌞 Outlook: Holding steady, with receipts Today, I got dressed. Not “clean pajamas” dressed.Not “leggings and a hoodie, let’s survive” dressed. I put on real clothes.I did my makeup.I looked in the mirror…

  • In Sickness and In Health (Turns Out It Wasn’t Theoretical)

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    In Sickness and In Health (Turns Out It Wasn’t Theoretical) 🌼 Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low but sentimental 💔 Status: Alive (and still married) 🌞 Outlook: Grateful with a side of awe Today is a big one. Casey and I have been married for 34 years.Thirty. Four. We met in high school…

  • Fur Babies, and My Mary

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    Fur Babies, and My Mary 🌼 Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low → improving 💔 Status: Alive 🙂 Outlook: Holding steady (with a side of gratitude) Today feels different — in a good way. The nausea finally backed off enough that I could eat and keep food down. I actually managed about three…

  • Feelingless Boobs (and Other Things No One Prepares You For)

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    Feelingless Boobs (and Other Things No One Prepares You For) 🌼 Date: Friday, December 19, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low 💔 Status: Alive – I think 😒 Outlook: Holding steady, but we keep going Some days, the phrase “we keep going” sounds motivational.Other days, it’s just a fact. Today was a fact kind of day. The…

  • Uterine Uprising

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    Uterine Uprising 🌼 Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low 💔 Status: Alive, betrayed by my uterus 🌞Outlook: Sarcastically optimistic I was told chemo would shove me straight into menopause.Apparently, my body did not get that memo. Instead, it chose “’Tis the season of giving” and went full Harry & David gift basket on…

  • Chemo nausea? She’s rude. She’s unpredictable. She does not RSVP.

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    Chemo nausea? She’s rude. She’s unpredictable. She does not RSVP. 🌼 Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Low but functional 🤢 Status: Nauseous, mouth angry, still standing ✨ Outlook: One pretzel at a time Nausea update:This is not morning sickness. Morning sickness at least has the decency to show up on a schedule.Chemo nausea?She’s…

  • Some Days Are Brave. Some Days Are Blankets.

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    Some Days Are Brave. Some Days Are Blankets. 🌼 Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 ⚡Energy: Low battery, charger located (recliner + snacks) ❤️‍🩹 Status: Alive 🌤️ Outlook: Tender, grateful, mildly unamused by my own body Fit Check:Pink polka dot pajamas — because today called for comfort, not couture.Chemo says, “be gentle,” so I listened.Also, if…

  • I Cried at the Rain

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    I Cried at the Rain 🌼 Date: Monday, December 15, 2025 ⚡Energy: Low → depleted, but still breathing ❤️‍🩹 Status: Alive 😪 Outlook: Emotionally unpredictable. Physically annoyed. Still showing up. Today I Cried Because It Was Raining I was laying back in my recliner, mid-chemo spiral, trying to decide whether everything I’d managed to eat…

  • When Life Hands You a Shit Sandwich

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    When Life Hands You a Shit Sandwich 🌼 Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025Last week handed me a lesson I didn’t ask for — but apparently needed. ❤️‍🩹 Status: Alive. Disappointed. Clear. ✨ Outlook: Evolving. ⚡ Energy: Reserved for what actually matters. Have you ever waited patiently for something for years? Not months.Not casually.Years. I did…

  • Reporting Live from Chemo Station 19

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    Reporting Live from Chemo Station 19 🌼 Date: Tuesday, December 09, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Wired, overwhelmed, and weirdly alert 💔 Status: Alive and officially infused 🌞 Outlook: Buckled in — let’s do this Chemo Day: The Great Storm This morning, we left the house with plenty of time for the 45-minute drive. But Mother Nature…