Hey there! Wow - when typing that ridiculously long title, I realized it has been quite a while... whew.... How are you?? I mean, how are you really doing - have you stopped to assess that or are you running on adrenaline?? The reality is, I just haven't felt like writing... I have small bursts …
Continue reading Stage 4 Melanoma – Treatment Journey #’s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12…
Hey there! How are YOU doing?? How's life? What are you grateful for today and what is your hard for today? It has been a bit since I have posted an update... I have had treatments #4 and #5. Everything went smoothly with getting each treatment. Side effects are roughly the same. A lot of …
Continue reading Stage 4 Melanoma – Treatment Journey #4 & #5
Treatment sucks.... When I look at what I'm going through, I tend to think, it's not as bad as someone who has to endure chemo and radiation. My side effects aren't debilitating at this point. While I think all that is true, at the same time, the side effects I am managing on a daily …
As I was talking with a friend who was asking how I am doing with everything going on, the image of Jacob wrestling with God all night and then clinging to Him in desperation and refusing to let go until a blessing is given came to mind (Genesis 32:22-32). Someone who I was acquainted with, …
Hey there!! How ya doing? Treatment #2 was on 6/28. I had some girl time with my sister! Everything went smoothly on the day of treatment. And we had a fantastic dinner after! It was precious time spent together! Side effects this time around are different from treatment #1. Fatigue, irritability, foggy brain, noise sensitivity. …
Hey there! Thanks for visiting! I hope to keep these treatment updates short - this first one may be a bit longer to get some context and details, but future updates will (hopefully) be shorter 😉 ... Welp, We had our first treatment on 5/31/22. As we got to the office where treatment would be, …
What a journey this has been.... I was 2 years No Evidence of Disease (NED) and then December 29th, 2021, I got the news that my journey with cancer isn't over. Cancer had come back. We found the tumor in my lymph nodes. Just as I had gotten up off the mat after a massive …
Has the quiet ever been so deafening you can't take it? It's an oxymoron but you know what I am talking about.... I have been in a pruning season of quiet. (I would urge you to listen to this sermon about seasons of pruning.) What do I mean by this? This last year and a …
Raw. Real. Here it is: I’m struggling. Not just slightly struggling. But deeply struggling. Wrestling. Fighting. Desperately trying to stay above water sort of struggling. Whew, ok, I said it. Out loud. And to someone (sort of?) other than my husband. Yep, my cancer journey has something to do with it. I feel alone. It’s …
Continue reading Struggle. Lonely. Depressed. Fighting. Hurting. Joy. Anger. Love. Distress. Judged.
Where have I been? Honestly? Trapped. Ironically, I am not speaking of the current quarantine situation we're in, although that feels like being trapped, too. But rather, trapped in a state of mind. I allowed myself to get trapped in fear. Fear of speaking my opinion, fear of speaking my thoughts and concerns, fear of …
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