Tag: Cancer Recovery
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Taco Tuesday and the Reposted Spiral
Taco Tuesday and the Reposted Spiral 🌼 Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Homebody mode with a side of mental gymnastics 💔 Status: Mostly normal until my brain found something to chew on 😣 Outlook: Trying not to let one reposted door slam the whole hallway shut Today was mostly a normal stay-at-home day.…
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A Glimpse of PC Tina
A Glimpse of PC Tina 🌼 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hope with a little bit of holy-shit-is-this-normal? 💖 Status: Seen as Tina, not Cancer Tina 😍 Outlook: Maybe normal isn’t gone forever after all Today felt different. Not loud different. Not dramatic different. Not the kind of different that comes with a…
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A Mother’s Day PSA From the One-Boob Committee
A Mother’s Day PSA from the One-Boob Committee 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Emotionally complicated, medically suspicious, still standing 💖 Status: Wishing moms love while handing out boob-check homework 😘 Outlook: If I have your attention today, I’m using it Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. And I do…
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The Six-Week Waiting Game
The Six-Week Waiting Game 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Laundry, impatience, and mild medical portal side-eye ❤️🩹 Status: Waiting for answers like it’s my full-time job 🤨 Outlook: Hopeful, but one “wait 4–6 weeks” away from becoming feral Yesterday was not exactly an action-packed episode of Tiny Tina: Cancerland Edition. There were…
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Taco Training, Spa Queens & Cinco de Maizy
Taco Training, Spa Queens & Cinco de Maizy 🌼 Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tired, proud, and slightly taco-motivated 💗 Status: Survived puppy spa day and honored Taco Tuesday like a professional 🥰 Outlook: Full belly, happy pups, and calling that a win Today was a big day. Not just any Tuesday… Cinco…
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Sleeping In, Sticky Situations & The Sisterhood
Sleeping In, Sticky Situations & The Sisterhood 🌼 Date: Friday, May 1, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tired, sticky, and slightly annoyed ❤️🩹 Status: First day post-radiation… and my body is still protesting 😑 Outlook: Hoping for healing, relief, and maybe one comfortable shirt Today was my first official day of sleeping in and not having to…
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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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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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Princess Training, Physical Therapy & The Science of Dog Breakfast
Princess Training, Physical Therapy & The Science of Dog Breakfast 🌼 Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cozy Morning Meets Physical Therapy Reality 😍 Status: One happy rescue, one very small princess, and legs still under construction ❤️🩹 Outlook: Healing… for both of us 💗 Last night was Maizy’s first official night at home,…
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The Whispering Client
The Whispering Client 🌼 Date: Monday, March 2, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Barely Audible 💗 Status: Whispering, Wheezing, Still Sick 💅 Outlook: At Least My Nails Look Good I’m still feeling pretty crappy today. The cough is still hanging around, and now I’ve reached the stage where every time I talk, it makes me cough. So…
