Tag: healing journey

  • Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles

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    Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles 🌼 Date: Friday, April 17, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly stretched, slightly punchy 💞 Status: Radiation Day #? (who’s counting) 🤗 Outlook: Two glorious days off Today when the nurse came to collect me from my Zen-like patient waiting room trance, he asked the standard question: “How are you doing today?”…

  • Brass Bra Activated

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    Brass Bra Activated 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly congested and mildly annoyed ❤️‍🔥 Status: Brass bra engaged 😘 Outlook: Learning to trust my own voice This morning I woke up with a stuffy nose and a tickle in my throat. Now, normally I would chalk that up to allergies, a cold,…

  • The Waiting Room Was More Helpful

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    The Waiting Room Was More Helpful 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Running on stubbornness and puppy supervision ❤️‍🩹 Status: Slightly crispy but still standing 😑 Outlook: One treatment closer to the finish line Today was my first weekly check-in with the radiation oncologist after treatment. After finishing radiation for the morning, Casey…

  • When Hearts Gather

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    When Hearts Gather 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Heavy but Grateful 💔 Status: Holding Space 🥰 Outlook: Love Always Shows Up This week reminded me of something important. Sometimes life brings moments that stop everything in its tracks. Moments where schedules, plans, and everyday worries suddenly feel very small. And when those…

  • The Waiting Game

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    The Waiting Game 🌼 Date: Friday, March 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Morning Routine Meets Medical Limbo ❤️‍🩹 Status: Waiting (my least favorite sport) 😒 Outlook: Answers Coming Monday Our new morning routine is officially a thing now. First, we wake up Miss Maizy.Then both puppies go outside. Then it’s breakfast time for the girls.Then… back…

  • Tiny Steps, Big Feelings

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    Tiny Steps, Big Feelings 🌼 Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Soft Puppy Snuggles + Slightly Panicked Brain ❤️ Status: Cautiously Watching Things 🤔 Outlook: Calling the Experts in the Morning Miss Maizy is starting to get a little braver today. This morning she ventured farther out into the front yard and followed Gidget…

  • Snow Globe Status: Improving

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    Snow Globe Status: Improving 🌼 Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Low but peaceful 💓 Status: Resting, healing, and slightly less flaky 😆 🥰 Outlook: Cautiously optimistic (and moisturized!) Today was what I would call a professional level nothing day. And honestly? I needed it. No appointments.No chaos.No unexpected medical plot twists. Just rest……

  • Healthy Enough to Be Slightly Killed

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    Healthy Enough to Be Slightly Killed 🌼 Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously functional. 💗 Status: Cleared for controlled chaos. ☢️ Outlook: One last round—let’s do this. Today was my oncology check-in—the appointment where they decide if I’m healthy enough for my final round of chemotherapy next week. You know.The appointment where they…

  • Measured, Modified, and Missing a Little Dog

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    Measured, Modified, and Missing a Little Dog 🌼 Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Steady, thoughtful, and a little emotionally bruised. 💗 Status: Progress happening — even when it doesn’t feel like it. 😑 Outlook: Long road. Still walking. Today was physical therapy day. They measured my range of motion, and honestly? I was…