Tag: chemo brain
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Cancer Took Over My Calendar
Cancer Took Over My Calendar 🌼 Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tired, scheduled, and slightly over being managed by medical portals ❤️🩹 Status: Still juggling the full-time job I never applied for 🥰 Outlook: If you’re in this too, I see you — and no, you’re not doing it wrong No one tells…
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There May Never Be a Back to Normal
There May Never Be a Back to Normal 🌼 Date: Monday, May 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Reflective, tender, and tired in places people can’t see ❤️🩹 Status: Trying to find my new baseline 🫤 Outlook: Maybe healing is not becoming who I was — maybe it is learning to respect who I am now What…
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Tiny Update: The Giant Gown Photo
Tiny Update: The Giant Gown Photo Chemo brain struck again. I published today’s post before adding the photo of the world’s largest medical gown — and honestly, the photo really does deserve its moment. The post has been updated now, so if you want to see me looking like I accidentally wandered into the medical…
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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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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 Lost Hours Are Still Healing
The Lost Hours Are Still Healing 🌼 Date: Friday, January 30, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Foggy. Drained. Intermittently functional. ❤️🩹 Status: Present… just not firing on all cylinders. 😞 Outlook: Learning to trust the pause. Today I learned that time can disappear without asking permission. I woke up with the intention of getting today’s post done…
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Steroid Math, Medical Denial, and Hot Pink #12
Steroid Math, Medical Denial, and Hot Pink #12 🌼 Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low. Confused. Surprisingly amused. 💔 Status: Chemo brain is running the show today. 😑 Outlook: When in doubt, choose hot pink. I finally figured out why I didn’t have a full-blown wakey, wakey cycle this round. Turns out…I can’t…
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Chemo Brain, Clean Laundry, and Registered Bags
Chemo Brain, Clean Laundry, and Registered Bags 🌼 Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 ⚡ Energy: Wired but weirdly productive 💞 Status: Steroids ending, insomnia ongoing 🧐 Outlook: Organized chaos with a side of science This morning was my last dose of steroids. No steroids tonight, which means tomorrow morning I officially start the shots. (Insert…
