Tag: chemo recovery

  • Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark

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    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 Six-Week Waiting Game

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    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…

  • The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing

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    The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing 🌼 Date: Wednesday, March 4 – Thursday, March 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low Battery Mode 💗 Status: Resting, Recovering, Recharging 😑 Outlook: Sometimes Healing Looks Like Doing Nothing The last couple of days have been… uneventful. And honestly, that’s probably exactly what my body needed. After the cold, the…

  • The Whispering Client

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    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…

  • The Seal Has Entered the Chat

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    The Seal Has Entered the Chat 🌼 Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Antibiotics & Determination 💗 Status: Sinuses in Revolt, Lungs Filing Complaints 🤧 Outlook: Hoping We Stop at “Gross Cough” and Skip Pneumonia Well… things escalated overnight. I woke up this morning feeling even worse than yesterday. The sore throat…

  • The Over-the-Counter Olympics

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    The Over-the-Counter Olympics 🌼 Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Fumes and Cold Medicine ❤️‍🩹 Status: Officially Sick of Being Sick 😷 Outlook: At This Point I’m Open to Witchcraft Today was another sick day. No adventures.No outings.No brave treks to Mexican restaurants. Just me… at home… working my way through what…

  • The Heel Situation

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    The Heel Situation 🌼 Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on Cough Syrup & Determination ❤️‍🩹 Status: Sniffly, Sore, but Properly Shod 🙄 Outlook: Hoping the Heels Heal So the Heels Can Return Well… the cough has officially joined the party. So now we’ve got:• Sore throat• Headache• Cough Good times. Truly living…

  • Double Fisted & On the Rocks

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    Double Fisted & On the Rocks 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Under the Weather but Still Showing Up 💝 Status: Sniffly, Sore, and Slightly More Filled 🤕 Outlook: If I’m Going to Feel Crappy, I Might as Well Be Symmetrical I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a headache.…

  • Humble Pie & Physical Therapy

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    Humble Pie & Physical Therapy 🌼 Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fragile but Showing Up ❤️‍🩹 Status: Humbled, Healing, and Rebuilding 😔 Outlook: Strength Is Coming Back — Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It Yet Today was physical therapy. Confession: I have not been doing my exercises. Not because I’m rebellious. Not…

  • The Slow Climb Back

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    The Slow Climb Back 🌼Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Tuesday, February 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slowly Recharging (Very Slowly) ❤️ Status: Low Output, Minor Improvements 🙄 Outlook: Small Gains Still Count Nothing big happened over these four days. No appointments.No celebrations.No dramatic plot twists. Just the slow, unglamorous work of healing. My energy is…