Tag: breast cancer recovery
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There May Never Be a Back to Normal
There May Never Be a Back to Normal 🌼 Date: Monday, May 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Reflective, tender, and tired in places people can’t see ❤️🩹 Status: Trying to find my new baseline 🫤 Outlook: Maybe healing is not becoming who I was — maybe it is learning to respect who I am now What…
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The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped
The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Honest, swollen, and slightly annoyed 💔 Status: Physical therapy brought answers I was not exactly hoping for 😜 Outlook: New chapter unlocked: compression chic and lymphatic drainage Today I had physical therapy. And when she asked me how I was doing, I…
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Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu
Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu 🌼 Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously hopeful with a side of snap, crackle, pop ❤️🩹 Status: Cleared to restart the miracle drug 😇 Outlook: Praying for relief, because this body is loud Today I got two emails I have been waiting for. One from my radiation…
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The Hot Coal Foot Club
The Hot Coal Foot Club 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Pins, needles, hot coals, and a little bit of rage ❤️🩹 Status: Neuropathy has entered the chat and turned up the volume 🧐 Outlook: Looking for Plan B, because Gabapentin and Tina are not friends Today, the neuropathy in my feet and…
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Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark
Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark 🌼 Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Nervous excitement with a side of closet panic 💓 Status: Planning from the bald head down instead of the shoes up 😘 Outlook: Authentic Tina is reporting for duty Today brought me a little spark of exciting news. I am…
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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…
