Tag: cancer treatment reality
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Twister, Cymbals & The Peeling Phase
Twister, Cymbals & The Peeling Phase 🌼 Date: Monday, May 4, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Exhausted, uncomfortable, and slightly over it 💓 Status: Sleep is now a competitive sport I am losing 🤨 Outlook: Hoping for rest… even if it comes in small, broken pieces Well… sleeping has officially become a challenge that I am not…
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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 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…
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The Modesty Ship Has Sailed
The Modesty Ship Has Sailed 🌼 Date: Friday, April 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Crispy and getting crispier ❤️🩹 Status: Radiation reactions expanding their territory 😑 Outlook: Lotion, Aquaphor, and a whole lot of deep breathing Radiation Treatment: Day 12 – Reaction Continues This morning as I was applying my first coat of lotion for the…
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Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone
Hot Pink Is Not a Natural Skin Tone 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026⚡ Energy: Slightly crispy❤️🩹 Status: Radiation reactions have officially arrived🤔 Outlook: Apparently the solution is… more lotion. Radiation Treatment: Day 11 Last night as I was slathering on my final coat of lotion before bed, I noticed a few bumps in my…
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Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device
Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device 🌼 Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly toasted but still sarcastic ❤️ Status: Olympic breath-holding hopeful 🙂 Outlook: Grateful for technology… even when it glitches Today when I arrived for my daily dose of radiation, I locked the door to my dressing room and started taking…
