Tag: Breast Cancer Journey
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When Hearts Gather
When Hearts Gather 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Heavy but Grateful 💔 Status: Holding Space 🥰 Outlook: Love Always Shows Up This week reminded me of something important. Sometimes life brings moments that stop everything in its tracks. Moments where schedules, plans, and everyday worries suddenly feel very small. And when those…
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Radiation Reality Check
Radiation Reality Check 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slowing Down ❤️ Status: Observing and Adjusting 🫤 Outlook: Learning as I Go One of the nice things about radiation is that it only happens Monday through Friday, so today was a treatment-free day. Which gave me a chance to notice something. Today I…
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Radiation Day 2: Apparently I Need to Relearn How Mornings Work
Radiation Day 2: Apparently, I Need to Relearn How Mornings Work 🌼 Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Sleepy but Functional ❤️ Status: Radiation Day 2 Complete 🙂 Outlook: Getting the Hang of This After not setting an alarm for quite a while now, having one go off at 6:30 AM is going to…
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Radiation Day 1: Apparently This Is an Olympic Sport Now
Radiation Day 1: Apparently This Is an Olympic Sport Now 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Determined (and slightly sore) ❤️ Status: Radiation Day 1 Complete 😐 Outlook: 16 more to go… I think Today was Radiation Day 1. And let me tell you something right off the bat — nobody warned me…
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When You’re Excited for Radiation… You Know It’s Been a Journey
When You’re Excited for Radiation… You Know It’s Been a Journey 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously Optimistic 💓 Status: Game On 😊 Outlook: Let’s Do This Today I got THE call from radiology. And guess what? I can start radiation tomorrow! Now let me just pause for a second and acknowledge…
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Hurry Up and Wait…Again
Hurry Up and Wait…Again 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Medium ❤️🩹 Status: Waiting Game 😒 Outlook: 🤷♀️ Today’s adventure took me back to the plastics department for another round of measurements and photos. Think glamorous “before and after” mugshots… except the only thing we’re really documenting is my ongoing medical science project.…
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The Great Pink Luggage Tragedy
The Great Pink Luggage Tragedy 🌼 Date: Monday, April 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Sleepy and Slightly Frozen 💔 Status: Forced Off the Ship 😒 Outlook: Homeward Bound (With a Minor Casualty) Today was travel day, which in cruise terms means one thing: getting kicked off the ship at the butt crack of dawn. For reasons…
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Kings, Queens, and a 21-Year-Old Cowboy
Kings, Queens, and a 21-Year-Old Cowboy 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Full Celebration Mode 💓 Status: Proud Birthday Mama 🌞 Outlook: Cake, Crowns, and One Very Legal Drink Today was a special day on the cruise because we were celebrating two birthdays in our family. Casey turned 54, and Nicholas hit a…
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Cozumel Shenanigans
Cozumel Shenanigans 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Vacation Mode Activated 💗 Status: Temporarily Escaped From Reality 😎 Outlook: Sun, Music, and Just a Little Bit of Chaos Today we woke up in Cozumel, Mexico, and let me tell you, this day did not disappoint. Our pier was quite a ways from town,…
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Double Nickels at Sea
Double Nickels at Sea 🌼 Date: Friday, April 3, 2026 ⚡Energy: Birthday Bliss 💖 Status: Feeling Grateful 🥰 Outlook: Let the Celebrations Continue I woke up on my birthday to one of my favorite sights in the world. The sun shining across the ocean. There’s something about standing on the balcony of a ship and…
