Tag: #chemo

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Today is the day. My long, brown hair is being liberated from my head. I’ve been so excited about the short haircut ideas- the voting and planning a small gathering for the event, that I’ve lost sight of the why.  It started to hit me last night. I’m scared. Not because I believe my hair…

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BYE WIG

Now for those of you who don’t immediately understand the reference in this post’s title, let’s take a moment to familiarize ourselves with its historical derivation. A little reality tv show on Bravo called, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, features prominent, well-to-do (supposedly) women who generally just drink and yell at each other. Sounds horrible….

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The Most Important Decision Of Your LIFE

Ok Grancerites, I’m trusting you. I am putting my life into your hands. I am going to allow YOU to make a major choice in my breast cancer odyssey.  Are you ready?  This Friday June 17, in anticipation of the start of chemotherapy, I will be having my hair chopped off in what will be, The…

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Cause I’ve Got 1 Drain In My Pocket…

And the other is applying for a medicinal marijuana license. Excellent news report 🚨🚨! The additional nodes that were removed during my second surgery this week were all clear! Only that one tiny micrometastasis that they found in surgery #1 existed in all of my axillary nodes. As exciting as this news is, it doesn’t…

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Um, Exsqueeze me?

I awoke rather joyless this morning. Sore, restless and cranky. I actually felt a wee bit sick, which I haven’t at all for months. The shiny newness of my recovery period, filled with well wishes and around the clock narcotics, has dulled to a mundane routine anchored mostly by Advil. It was such a beautiful…

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