Tag: cancer reality
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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 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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Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles
Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles 🌼 Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly stretched, slightly punchy 💞 Status: Radiation Day #? (who’s counting) 🤗 Outlook: Two glorious days off Today when the nurse came to collect me from my Zen-like patient waiting room trance, he asked the standard question: “How are you doing today?”…
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Brass Bra Activated
Brass Bra Activated 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly congested and mildly annoyed ❤️🔥 Status: Brass bra engaged 😘 Outlook: Learning to trust my own voice This morning I woke up with a stuffy nose and a tickle in my throat. Now, normally I would chalk that up to allergies, a cold,…
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The Waiting Room Was More Helpful
The Waiting Room Was More Helpful 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on stubbornness and puppy supervision ❤️🩹 Status: Slightly crispy but still standing 😑 Outlook: One treatment closer to the finish line Today was my first weekly check-in with the radiation oncologist after treatment. After finishing radiation for the morning, Casey…
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Radiation Day 4: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Radiation Day 4: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Frustrated 💗 Status: Honest 🤨 Outlook: One Step at a Time Today was a hard day. I really did not want to get up early this morning. I was already dressed and ready to go when I remembered…
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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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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.…
