When I got cancer in 2020, I wasn’t laughing. But I got by with a “little” help from my friends. Little being–it takes a village and lots of cupcakes. But my cancer is your suffering; we all must go through it, so we might as well have fun together. We can laugh our way through the rough patches!
A friend just started chemo this week, and it got me remembering all the good times. Good times, seriously? Seriously. Now that I’m in the throes of pulling myself back together again, I look back on it fondly. Making the mess was way more fun than cleaning it up. There was fear, don’t get me… Continue reading Hats Off To What I Miss Most About Chemo
When you’re taking things too seriously, and life retaliates like it’s playing a grand practical joke on you, don’t get mad; laugh. I started taking my rehabilitation way too seriously until I got suspended. Yep. All of it! My bionic boob fills, the second surgery, my PT are all on hold. I need to see… Continue reading Life Bloopers & Some Belly Laughs
I’m getting so frustrated re-remembering all that I forgot and reinventing myself. I forget that I had a trip to the underworld, and my brains, body, and emotions have had a run-in with Hades to prove it. I’ve forgotten so much; where do I begin? I try to remember the chemo boards, the photos, the… Continue reading So You Never Forget You’ve Got A Friend
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