Tag: cancer survivor

  • 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…

  • Staring Is Not a Medical Exam

    Staring Is Not a Medical Exam 🌼 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Normal human outing with celebrity-level side-eye 💕 Status: Out in public, hoodie on, dignity mostly intact 😎 Outlook: If you’re going to stare, at least ask for a selfie Today we did something wild. Something daring. Something I have not done…

  • You’re Clear

    You’re Clear 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hospital gown couture and cautious celebration 💕 Status: Officially clinging to two beautiful little words 🥰 Outlook: Cancer free, with a tiny anxious asterisk in the back of my brain Today I had my six-month follow-up with the surgeon who performed my mastectomy back in…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End

    The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Emotional, relieved, and a little crispy 💖 Status: Radiation complete — finally! 😍 Outlook: Healing ahead… even if it gets worse before it gets better Today was my last day of radiation. It’s hard to believe we’ve…