Tag: breast cancer awareness

  • The Seal Has Entered the Chat

    The Seal Has Entered the Chat 🌼 Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Antibiotics & Determination 💗 Status: Sinuses in Revolt, Lungs Filing Complaints 🤧 Outlook: Hoping We Stop at “Gross Cough” and Skip Pneumonia Well… things escalated overnight. I woke up this morning feeling even worse than yesterday. The sore throat…

  • The Over-the-Counter Olympics

    The Over-the-Counter Olympics 🌼 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Fumes and Cold Medicine ❤️‍🩹 Status: Officially Sick of Being Sick 😷 Outlook: At This Point I’m Open to Witchcraft Today was another sick day. No adventures.No outings.No brave treks to Mexican restaurants. Just me… at home… working my way through what…

  • The Heel Situation

    The Heel Situation 🌼 Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Cough Syrup & Determination ❤️‍🩹 Status: Sniffly, Sore, but Properly Shod 🙄 Outlook: Hoping the Heels Heal So the Heels Can Return Well… the cough has officially joined the party. So now we’ve got:• Sore throat• Headache• Cough Good times. Truly living…

  • Double Fisted & On the Rocks

    Double Fisted & On the Rocks 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Under the Weather but Still Showing Up 💝 Status: Sniffly, Sore, and Slightly More Filled 🤕 Outlook: If I’m Going to Feel Crappy, I Might as Well Be Symmetrical I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a headache.…

  • 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…

  • 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,”…

  • 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.…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…