Tag: radiation recovery
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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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Unsolicited Advice Is Not a Treatment Plan
Unsolicited Advice Is Not a Treatment Plan 🌼 Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Spicy, tired, and fully stocked on opinions I did not ask for ❤️🔥 Status: Issuing a public service announcement from Cancerland 🧐 Outlook: Support is welcome. Google University medical degrees are not. Today’s post is a public service announcement. And…
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Recliner Recovery and Sanitizing Wipes
Recliner Recovery and Sanitizing Wipes 🌼 Date: Friday, May 22, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Conserving the tank ❤️🩹 Status: Chilling at home with puppy nurses and germ patrol supplies 🤨 Outlook: New normal is weird, but I’m learning the rules Today was a pretty chill day at home. Nothing exciting. No big medical update. No appointment.…
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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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Welcome Back, Methotrexate, You Rude Little Miracle
Welcome Back, Methotrexate, You Rude Little Miracle 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Horizontal with an ice pack ❤️🔥 Status: Methotrexate is back, and so are the side effects 😴 Outlook: Sleeping this one off and hoping tomorrow comes with fewer regrets Welcome back, Methotrexate. And apparently, welcome back to the full-fledged nausea…
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Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu
Methotrexate Is Back on the Menu 🌼 Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously hopeful with a side of snap, crackle, pop ❤️🩹 Status: Cleared to restart the miracle drug 😇 Outlook: Praying for relief, because this body is loud Today I got two emails I have been waiting for. One from my radiation…
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Shrinky Dink Survivor Club
Shrinky Dink Survivor Club 🌼 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Obedient patient with crispy edges 💔 Status: Back side improving, front side still auditioning for a medical bonfire 😐 Outlook: If this is the entry fee for the survivor’s club, I’ll pay it — but I will complain Today was updated-picture day for…
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A Glimpse of PC Tina
A Glimpse of PC Tina 🌼 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Hope with a little bit of holy-shit-is-this-normal? 💖 Status: Seen as Tina, not Cancer Tina 😍 Outlook: Maybe normal isn’t gone forever after all Today felt different. Not loud different. Not dramatic different. Not the kind of different that comes with a…
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Wig, Boob, and a Secret Little Spark
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…
