Tag: radiation recovery
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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…
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The Six-Week Waiting Game
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…
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Don’t Be Like Tina
Don’t Be Like Tina 🌼 Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Ginger ale, regret, and pure stubbornness 💔 Status: Rejecting antibiotics like they personally betrayed me 🙄 Outlook: Apparently awareness is not paranoia — it’s pattern recognition Today I had a follow-up skin check appointment with radiology. But before I could even get ready…
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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…
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Radiation Reality Check
Radiation Reality Check 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slowing Down ❤️ Status: Observing and Adjusting 🫤 Outlook: Learning as I Go One of the nice things about radiation is that it only happens Monday through Friday, so today was a treatment-free day. Which gave me a chance to notice something. Today I…
