Tag: cancer reality

  • Rare & Valuable… For a Few More Days

    Rare & Valuable… For a Few More Days 🌼 Date: Friday, March 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly Improved but Still Coughy 💗 Status: Expanded and Educated 😒 Outlook: Apparently “Deflate Gate” Is Coming I had my plastics appointment today and got another 50cc added to each side. Which means I am now sitting at 515cc…

  • The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing

    The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing 🌼 Date: Wednesday, March 4 – Thursday, March 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low Battery Mode 💗 Status: Resting, Recovering, Recharging 😑 Outlook: Sometimes Healing Looks Like Doing Nothing The last couple of days have been… uneventful. And honestly, that’s probably exactly what my body needed. After the cold, the…

  • The Goalpost Moves Again

    The Goalpost Moves Again 🌼 Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running Low, Brain Running Wild 💗 Status: Processing New Information 🤔 Outlook: Apparently This Game Has Extra Innings Today I had an appointment with oncology. I went in thinking it would be a pretty routine check-in. Just another step along the path of…

  • 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…

  • 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…