Tag: radiation therapy
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The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End
The Bell, The Break, & The Beginning of the End 🌼 Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Emotional, relieved, and a little crispy 💖 Status: Radiation complete — finally! 😍 Outlook: Healing ahead… even if it gets worse before it gets better Today was my last day of radiation. It’s hard to believe we’ve…
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Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase
Shrink-Wrap, Allergic Reactions & My Greased Pig Phase 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Tight, tired, and slightly irritated (understatement of the year) 💖 Status: My skin is mad, my chest is tight, and I’m officially entering the Greased Pig Phase 😕 Outlook: Hoping for relief, more oxygen, and that my skin and…
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Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob
Cup Noodles, Tokamaks & One Very Crispy Boob 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and slightly delusional ❤️🩹 Status: Officially entering the “crispy” stage of radiation 😒 Outlook: Hoping this is the peak before things start healing When I woke up this morning and looked at my chest, I knew immediately…
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The Frozen Vegetable Parade
The Frozen Vegetable Parade 🌼 Date: Monday, April 27, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Fried, itchy, and mildly nauseous ❤️🩹 Status: Managing the side effects one frozen vegetable at a time 😣 Outlook: Hoping tomorrow my skin decides to behave Today has been one of those days where my body decided to remind me that radiation treatment…
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Laughter Therapy
Laughter Therapy 🌼 Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Surprisingly good 💖 Status: Recharged by laughter 😆 Outlook: Turns out laughter might actually be the best medicine Today I got to meet a couple of friends from work for brunch, and honestly, it was kind of amazing. For a couple of hours, I got…
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The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches
The Itching Phase & Chemo Brain Glitches 🌼 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Itchy and mentally scrambled ❤️🩹 Status: Surviving the side effects 🤨 Outlook: Hoping my brain and my skin both decide to behave The itching phase has officially begun. I’m pretty sure anyone who sees me right now thinks I either…
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Mystery X-Rays, Squirrely Patients & Throat-Numbing Magic
Mystery X-Rays, Squirrely Patients & Throat-Numbing Magic 🌼 Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Cautiously relieved 💖 Status: Radiation ongoing, mystery solved 😍 Outlook: Grateful for throat-numbing magic Today was my weekly meeting with my oncologist after treatment, and I’m happy to report that he was well mannered today, which meant Casey did not…
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Cords, Gold Medals & The Breathing Olympics Continue
Cords, Gold Medals & The Breathing Olympics Continue 🌼 Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Gold medal contender 💓 Status: Wi-Fi restored, cords discovered 😑 Outlook: Slightly annoyed, but still showing up At radiation today the Wi-Fi was back up and running, and so was my VCD! Victory! That meant I was able to…
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Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device
Radiation Olympics & The Brian Command Device 🌼 Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 ⚡ Energy: Slightly toasted but still sarcastic ❤️ Status: Olympic breath-holding hopeful 🙂 Outlook: Grateful for technology… even when it glitches Today when I arrived for my daily dose of radiation, I locked the door to my dressing room and started taking…
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Ceiling Tiles and Comic Bubbles
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?”…
