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Naps, Negotiations & The Return of Hair
Naps, Negotiations & The Return of Hair 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Exhausted, fuzzy, and cautiously amused 💗 Status: Post-radiation fatigue is real… but so is the peach fuzz 😁 Outlook: Rest, patience, and possibly magenta hair decisions pending Today was exactly what I needed. A calm, stay-at-home, do-nothing kind of day.…
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A Sea of Blue & A Pair of Boots
A Sea of Blue & A Pair of Boots 🌼 Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Heavy, reflective, and heart full 💓 Status: Showing up, remembering, feeling everything 🥰 Outlook: Holding onto the good while making sense of the hard Today we attended a celebration of life for one of the kids who practically…
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Sleeping In, Sticky Situations & The Sisterhood
Sleeping In, Sticky Situations & The Sisterhood 🌼 Date: Friday, May 1, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tired, sticky, and slightly annoyed ❤️🩹 Status: First day post-radiation… and my body is still protesting 😑 Outlook: Hoping for healing, relief, and maybe one comfortable shirt Today was my first official day of sleeping in and not having to…
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The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End
The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Emotional, relieved, and a little crispy 💖 Status: Radiation complete — finally! 😍 Outlook: Healing ahead… even if it gets worse before it gets better Today was my last day of radiation. It’s hard to believe we’ve…
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Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase
Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tight, tired, and slightly irritated (understatement of the year) 💖 Status: My skin is mad, my chest is tight, and I’m officially entering the Greased Pig Phase 😕 Outlook: Hoping for relief, more oxygen, and that my skin and…
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Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob
Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and slightly delusional ❤️🩹 Status: Officially entering the “crispy” stage of radiation 😒 Outlook: Hoping this is the peak before things start healing When I woke up this morning and looked at my chest, I knew immediately…
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The Frozen Vegetable Parade
The Frozen Vegetable Parade 🌼 Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and mildly nauseous ❤️🩹 Status: Managing the side effects one frozen vegetable at a time 😣 Outlook: Hoping tomorrow my skin decides to behave Today has been one of those days where my body decided to remind me that radiation treatment…
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Laughter Therapy
Laughter Therapy 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Surprisingly good 💖 Status: Recharged by laughter 😆 Outlook: Turns out laughter might actually be the best medicine Today I got to meet a couple of friends from work for brunch, and honestly, it was kind of amazing. For a couple of hours, I got…
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The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches
The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Itchy and mentally scrambled ❤️🩹 Status: Surviving the side effects 🤨 Outlook: Hoping my brain and my skin both decide to behave The itching phase has officially begun. I’m pretty sure anyone who sees me right now thinks I either…
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The Modesty Ship Has Sailed
The Modesty Ship Has Sailed 🌼 Date: Friday, April 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Crispy and getting crispier ❤️🩹 Status: Radiation reactions expanding their territory 😑 Outlook: Lotion, Aquaphor, and a whole lot of deep breathing Radiation Treatment: Day 12 – Reaction Continues This morning as I was applying my first coat of lotion for the…
