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The Slow Climb Back
The Slow Climb Back 🌼Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slowly Recharging (Very Slowly) ❤️ Status: Low Output, Minor Improvements 🙄 Outlook: Small Gains Still Count Nothing big happened over these four days. No appointments.No celebrations.No dramatic plot twists. Just the slow, unglamorous work of healing. My energy is…
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Borrowed Balance & Mexican Food
Borrowed Balance & Mexican Food 🌼 Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low Battery, Minimal Output ❤️🩹 Status: Still Wobbly, Still Healing 😔 Outlook: Borrowing Strength Until Mine Comes Back Nothing big happened today. No appointments.No milestones.No dramatic wins. Just healing. Casey convinced me to go out for Mexican food tonight. And by “convinced,”…
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Are We Getting Gidget a Sister?!
Are We Getting Gidget a Sister?! 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Operating on 12% Battery 💗 Status: Healing from the Inside, Dreaming of Puppy Kisses 😎 Outlook: Cautiously Hopeful (Pending Ivy League Admission Results) Energy level today: still somewhere between recliner and horizontal. My body is clearly still in full rebuild mode.…
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415cc & A Very Expensive Milkshake
415cc & A Very Expensive Milkshake 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Fumes & Determination 💗 Status: 415cc & Still Standing – Barely 🤕 Outlook: Healing from the Inside Out Today Casey had to drag me to my plastics appointment. And when I say drag, I mean emotionally encourage, physically steady,…
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The Only Route I Ran This Week
The Only Route I Ran This Week 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 – Tuesday, February 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on fumes, sarcasm, and stubborn survival. 😞 Status: Post-chemo crash. Body in revolt. Mouth staging a full protest. Legs currently identified as “Lipsky.” 🔮 Outlook: This is the ugly middle of healing — but…
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Taco Tuesday & The Final Chemo Fiesta
Taco Tuesday & The Final Chemo Fiesta 🌼 Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Artificially Enhanced (Thank You, Steroids)💗 Status: Pink Princess on Parade 🥳 Outlook: Celebrating the Win Before the Crash The day after chemo is a strange place to exist. Technically, poison is coursing through your veins… but thanks to steroids, you…
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Ringing the Bell, Cocked Shoulders, and One Final Cocktail of Doom
Ringing the Bell, Cocked Shoulders, and One Final Cocktail of Doom 🌼 Date: Monday, February 09, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tender, overwhelmed, and stronger than I feel. 🧠 Status: Final chemo in the books. Running on fumes, gratitude, and a whole lot of love. 🔮 Outlook: This road isn’t finished, but the hardest climb is behind…
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Super Bowl Sunday: Meh, Meh, and a Cleaning Fairy
Super Bowl Sunday: Meh, Meh, and a Cleaning Fairy 🌼 Date: Sunday, February 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Reserved. Protected. Intentionally spent on nothing. 💗 Status: Resting with snacks and opinions. 🏈 Outlook: Some wins had nothing to do with football. Today was Super Bowl Sunday. Now, we don’t actually watch football during the season, but…
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Breaking Up with the Vampires
Breaking Up with the Vampires 🌼 Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Thin… but still holding. 💗 Status: Drained, tested, and somehow still standing. 🧪 Outlook: Cleared for the final stretch. Today I paid my final visit to the vampires at the lab. In order for the pharmacists to prepare the correct cocktail of…
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Friday Night, Full Circle
Friday Night, Full Circle 🌼 Date: Friday, February 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low physically. Full emotionally. 💗 Status: Healing… and happily interrupted. 🌮 Outlook: Connection makes everything better. Today was another one of those healing days. The kind where my body made it very clear that rest—not productivity—was the assignment. No energy, no momentum, no…
