Tag: healing after cancer
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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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Family, Lotion, and the Return of Leg Hair
Family, Lotion, and the Return of Leg Hair 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Family fun, lotion testing, and suspicious leg hair 💞 Status: Reunited, moisturized, and cautiously experimenting 🙃 Outlook: Healing is weird, but at least it smells like vanilla pear Today we had a family celebration. A reunion of sorts. We…
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The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped
The “I’m Fine” Mask Slipped 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Honest, swollen, and slightly annoyed 💔 Status: Physical therapy brought answers I was not exactly hoping for 😜 Outlook: New chapter unlocked: compression chic and lymphatic drainage Today I had physical therapy. And when she asked me how I was doing, I…
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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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Naps, Negotiations & The Return of Hair
Naps, Negotiations & The Return of Hair 🌼 Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Exhausted, fuzzy, and cautiously amused 💗 Status: Post-radiation fatigue is real… but so is the peach fuzz 😁 Outlook: Rest, patience, and possibly magenta hair decisions pending Today was exactly what I needed. A calm, stay-at-home, do-nothing kind of day.…
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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…
